All 7 Uses of
indifferent
in
Dreaming in Cuban
- The moon glares with a vivid indifference.
Chpt 1.3 *indifference = without interest
- He repeats something he heard his mother say: "The moon glares with a vivid indifference."†
Chpt 1.6
- Nothing shakes Felicia's settled indifference.†
Chpt 2.8
- It's this indifference that is most maddening.†
Chpt 2.9
- I couldn't bear her gentleness, her kind indifference.†
Chpt 2.14
- I've asked myself many times whether this was better than watching you grow old and indifferent beside me.†
Chpt 2.15
- Celia's remaining breast droops by her elbow, the indifferent nipple facing downward.†
Chpt 3.16
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."