All 14 Uses of
indifferent
in
A Passage to India
- India—a hundred Indias—whispered outside beneath the indifferent moon, but for the time India seemed one and their own, and they regained their departed greatness by hearing its departure lamented, they felt young again because reminded that youth must fly.†
Chpt 2
- The servant returned an indifferent "No."†
Chpt 2
- The Nawab Bahadur, indifferent for himself and for the distinction with which he was greeted, was moved by the mere kindness that must have prompted the invitation.†
Chpt 5
- He took his tea at a little distance from the outcasts, from a low table placed slightly behind him, to which he stretched back, and as it were encountered food by accident; all feigned indifference to Professor Godbole's tea.†
Chpt 7
- His self-complacency, his censoriousness, his lack of subtlety, all grew vivid beneath a tropic sky; he seemed more indifferent than of old to what was passing in the minds of his fellows, more certain that he was right about them or that if he was wrong it didn't matter.†
Chpt 8
- The squalid bedroom grew quiet; the silly intrigues, the gossip, the shallow discontent were stilled, while words accepted as immortal filled the indifferent air.†
Chpt 9
- Nor are the lower animals of England concerned about England, but in the tropics the indifference is more prominent, the inarticulate world is closer at hand and readier to resume control as soon as men are. tired.†
Chpt 10
- This indifference is what the Oriental will never understand.†
Chpt 11
- "Perhaps I ought to," said the girl, indifferent to what she did, but desirous of being amiable.
Chpt 14 *indifferent = without interest
- "Of course he is innocent," she answered indifferently: it was the first time she had expressed an opinion on the point.†
Chpt 22
- Agitated, but alert, he saw them smile at his indifferent English, and suddenly he started playing the buffoon, flung down his umbrella, trod through it, and struck himself upon the nose.†
Chpt 25
- I'm sorry," said Hamidullah rather indifferently.†
Chpt 26
- "Let us call it the guide," she said indifferently.†
Chpt 29
- He was absolutely indifferent to money—not merely generous with it, but promptly paying his debts when he could remember to do so—yet these rupees haunted his mind, because he had been tricked about them, and allowed them to escape overseas, like so much of the wealth of India.†
Chpt 31
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."