ə̇nˈdifərn(t)s, -f(ə)rən-, - R sometimes -fən- noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin indifferentia lack of difference, from indifferent-, indifferens indifferent + -ia -y
1.
a. : the quality or state of being indifferent
an age of indifference to religion
b. : a manifestation or instance of this quality
was much distressed by his indifference toward her
2.
a. archaic : lack of difference or distinction between two or more things
journeys discover to us the indifference of places — R.W.Emerson
b. : absence of compulsion to or toward one thing or another
maintaining the freedom of the will and its indifference