indie

== 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/ Rhymes: -ɪndi === Adjective === indie (not comparable) Independent; from outside the mainstream. ==== 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) (countable) An independent publisher. (countable) A work released by an independent publisher. (uncountable, music) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic. (countable) A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === -idine, die-in == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from English indie. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈin.di/ Rhymes: -indi ==== Adjective ==== indie (invariable) Pertaining to indie ==== Noun ==== indie m (invariable) (music) indie (“music genre”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈin.dje/ Rhymes: -indje Hyphenation: ìn‧die ==== Adjective ==== indie feminine plural of india ==== Noun ==== indie f plural of india === Anagrams === dieni == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English indie. === Pronunciation === Homophone: híndi === Adjective === indie (invariable) indie Synonym: independente ==== Further reading ==== “indie”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Noun === indie m (plural indies) indie (style) === Noun === indie m or f by sense (plural indies) indie (person who follows the indie style)