All 9 Uses of
indifferent
in
Howards End
- Those two great arches, colourless, indifferent, shouldering between them an unlovely clock, were fit portals for some eternal adventure, whose issue might be prosperous, but would certainly not be expressed in the ordinary language of prosperity.†
Part 2
- To history, to tragedy, to the past, to the future, Mrs. Munt remained equally indifferent;
Part 3 *indifferent = uninterested
- To all his moods Jacky remained equally indifferent.†
Part 6
- Charles thought the habit laudable, though he did not intend to adopt it himself, whereas Margaret would have seen in it an almost culpable indifference to earthly fame.†
Part 11
- It is an epitome of us at our worst—eternal formlessness; all the qualities, good, bad, and indifferent, streaming away—streaming, streaming for ever.†
Part 20
- The shooting was bad, the fishing indifferent, and womenfolk reported the scenery as nothing much.†
Part 25
- She could not suppose him indifferent either to the loss of his daughter or to the presence of his future wife.†
Part 26
- When a young man is untroubled by passions and sincerely indifferent to public opinion his outlook is necessarily limited.†
Part 30
- He had lost his peevishness, and could hide his indifference to people and his interest in food.†
Part 34
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."