All 7 Uses of
indifferent
in
And The Mountains Echoed
- His eyes looked out on the same world as Mother's had, and saw only indifference.†
Chpt 2indifference = without interest
- She stood perfectly still, gazing indifferently at passersby without once blinking.†
Chpt 2indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- Abdullah saw a pair of soldiers in dusty boots and dark brown greatcoats, sharing a cigarette, eyeing everyone with bored indifference.†
Chpt 2indifference = without interest
- Parwana gazes up at the morning stars, fading, pale, blinking at her indifferently.
Chpt 3 *
- An indifferent life.†
Chpt 4
- Gul says with indifference.†
Chpt 8
- They rarely look at Baba—the teenagers—and then only with cold indifference, or even subtle disdain, as if my father should have known better than to allow old age and decay to happen to him.†
Chpt 9
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."