All 7 Uses of
indifferent
in
Main Street
- In supposing that only she was observant Carol was ignorant, misled by the indifference of cities.†
Chpt 4
- "It's so cold when you get dumped in the snow," said Mrs. Elder, indifferently.†
Chpt 7
- She wanted to hide in the generous indifference of cities.
Chpt 9 *indifference = lack of interest
- She hated herself and the town's indifferent cruelty when she saw Bea's radiant devotion to both babies alike; when she saw Miles staring at them wistfully.†
Chpt 20
- She pounded her fist on the cool enameled rim of the bathtub and raged mutely against the indifferent gods: "I don't care!†
Chpt 22
- He kissed her, rambled off, nodded to Jim Howland, stopped indifferently to speak to Mrs. Terry Gould.†
Chpt 25
- The clerk said indifferently that he "guessed" Miss Mullins was up in Room 37, and left Carol to find the way.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(indifferent) without interestin various senses, including:
- unconcerned -- as in "She is indifferent to what is served to eat."
- unsympathetic -- as in "She is indifferent to his needs."
- not of good quality (which may imply average or poor quality depending upon context) -- as in "an indifferent performance"
- impartial -- as in "We need a judge who is indifferent."