INDIFFERENCE


Meaning of INDIFFERENCE in English

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

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