indie

See also: Indie and Indië

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪndi/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪndi

Adjective

indie (not comparable)

1. Independent; from outside the mainstream.

   an indie pop group

   an indie video game

   • 2012, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, in Red, performed by Taylor Swift:

     You would hide away and find your peace of mind / With some indie record that’s much cooler than mine

Usage notes

• In this spelling, generally but not exclusively used for pop culture, especially music or games, with indy used in other contexts such as wrestling.

Related terms

• indy

Noun

indie (countable and uncountable, plural indies)

1. (countable) An independent publisher.
   • 2005 January 15, Billboard, volume 117, number 3, page 36:

     He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.

2. (countable) A work released by an independent publisher.
3. (uncountable, music) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
4. (countable) A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• indie folk
• indie-like
• indieness
• indie pop
• indie press
• indie rock
• indietronica
• landfill indie

Anagrams

• -idine, die-in

Italian

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English indie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.di/
• Rhymes: -indi

Adjective

indie (invariable)

1. Pertaining to indie

Noun

indie m (invariable)

1. (music) indie (“music genre”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.dje/
• Rhymes: -indje
• Hyphenation: ìn‧die

Adjective

indie

1. feminine plural of india

Noun

indie f

1. plural of india

Anagrams

• dieni

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English indie.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.di/

• Homophone: híndi

Adjective

indie (invariable)

1. indie

   Synonym: independente

Further reading

• “indie”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Noun

indie m (plural indies)

1. indie (style)

Noun

indie m or f by sense (plural indies)

1. indie (person who follows the indie style)