All 8 Uses of
indifferent
in
Lonesome Dove
- If she ever got a chance she would kill the man, in revenge for all the painful hours she had spent watching his indifferent back.†
Chpt 48-49indifferent = without interest
- He tried to get the other boys to wait on him—in his state he could have been easily robbed and beaten, as he pointed out—but his companions were indifferent to his fate.†
Chpt 58-59
- Lorena's indifference pained him more than anything he had ever experienced.†
Chpt 77-78
- Augustus rode through the storm with a certain indifference, thinking of the two women he had just left.†
Chpt 89-90
- He had seen many men die of wounds, and had watched the turning of their spirits from active desire to live to indifference.
Chpt 95-96 *indifference = lack of concern
- With a bad wound, the moment indifference took over, life began to subside.†
Chpt 95-96indifference = without interest
- Call had never taken to the man—Goodnight was indifferent to authority, or at least unlikely to put any above his own—but he could not deny that the man had uncommon ability.†
Chpt 101-102
- Blue Duck himself seemed indifferent to the furor outside.†
Chpt 101-102
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."