Both Uses of
indifferent
in
True Believer, by Sparks
- New York's hardy citizens displayed their usual indifference to all things weather-related, and Friday nights were not to be wasted under any circumstance.†
Chpt 1 *indifference = without interest
- Avery had been that way, and even now she still remembered how hurt she'd been by his sense of entitlement, his indifference to her pain.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
without interest
in 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."