All 4 Uses of
indifferent
in
A Thousand Splendid Suns
- Mariam stood at a street corner and watched the passersby, unable to understand how they could be so indifferent to the marvels around them.†
p. 31..5
- I'm indifferently curious.†
p. 169..5
- She said this in a pragmatic, almost indifferent, tone, and Mariam understood that this was a woman far past outrage.
p. 291..8 *indifferent = without interest (unconcerned)
- Mariam remembered the first time she had seen his eyes, under the wedding veil, in the mirror, with Jalil looking on, how their gazes had slid across the glass and met, his indifferent, hers docile, conceding, almost apologetic.†
p. 346..8
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."