"indie" meaning in English

See indie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪndi/ Audio: en-us-indie.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪndi Etymology: From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} indie (not comparable)
  1. Independent; from outside the mainstream. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: indy
    Sense id: en-indie-en-adj-XhzzQ8nM

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪndi/ Audio: en-us-indie.ogg Forms: indies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndi Etymology: From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indie (countable and uncountable, plural indies)
  1. (countable) An independent publisher. Tags: countable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-indie-en-noun-pnBybE6j Disambiguation of People: 25 32 22 10 11
  2. (countable) A work released by an independent publisher. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-indie-en-noun-f73mE9ug Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 23 44 7 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 26 7 43 11 14
  3. (uncountable, music) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-indie-en-noun-INqp1h~d Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (countable) A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-indie-en-noun-3Th8iFPJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: indie folk, indie-like, indieness, indie pop, indie press, indie rock, indietronica, landfill indie

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