indifferent

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I caught up the word indifferent, and repeated it, saying, Do you think then, madam, that Miss Emily is indifferent to me Yes, surely, I do,' answered she: 'I know I am; indeed, why should I not be indifferent to you Have my eyes," said I, "then declared nothing O!

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  1. adjective Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: indifferent to the sufferings of others.
  2. adjective Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.
  3. adjective Not mattering one way or the other: It's indifferent to me which outfit you choose.

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  • Also, he was indifferent--even amused. —  The Rich Little Poor Boy
  • Is our lazy, indifferent, and cold service at some appointed hours, “all diligence”? —  The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
  • Indeed he was as cheerful and as full of good nature as ever,--indifferent as to the past,--not much troubled at the present,--and yet unconcerned and full of hope for the future On making the necessary inquiry into the state of his affairs, it appeared that, not having a superabundance of visible means for his support, his landlord, on hearing that he had missed drawing the high prize, had very unkindly seized upon his clothes for his board, and shut him up so that he could earn nothing to pay the balance. —  Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman
  • M. Destournier was so occupied with the matters of the town that he had grown indifferent, and seldom played the lover But how was Eustache to propose to a girl who could not, or would not understand, who never allowed any endearments or softened to sentiment. —  A Little Girl in Old Quebec
  • In her calm periods she lay stupid and indifferent--or she cursed a little. —  The Lost Girl
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indifferēns, indifferent- : in-, not; see in-1 + differēns, different; see different.

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  1. from Middle English indifferent, from Old French indifferent, French indifférent = Spanish indiferente = Portuguese Italian indifferente, from Latin indifferen(t-)s, not different, from in- privative + differen(t-)s, different: see different.
 

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