All 3 Uses of
indifferent
in
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
- Cinder feigned indifference.†
p. 298.8 *indifference = without interest
- Perhaps the crowd would have turned away a moment later, indifferent, if they hadn't found the emperor's personal guest to be a girl with damp hair and mud splatters on the hem of her wrinkled silver dress.†
p. 336.1
- It was his turn to look around, simultaneously molding his look of panic into cool indifference, though up close, Cinder could see the worry in his eyes.†
p. 345.6
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."