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indie

/ˈɪndi/
adjectivenoun

Independent; from outside the mainstream.

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Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Independent; from outside the mainstream.

    “an indie pop group”

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An independent publisher.

  2. A work released by an independent publisher.

  3. A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.

  4. A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.

INDIE at a glance

INDIE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + D 2 + I 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,028 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with indie

All rhymes
  • HOODIE10
  • BIRDIE9
  • FOODIE10
  • KIDDIE12
  • GOODIE8
  • OLDIE6
  • CADDIE10
  • BADDIE10
  • ROADIE7
  • LADDIE8
  • NUDIE6
  • BRIDIE9

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • INNIE5
  • INDUE6

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