All 6 Uses of
indifferent
in
A Room of One's Own
- That a famous library has been cursed by a woman is a matter of complete indifference to a famous library.†
Chpt 1indifference = without interest
- Thus, though we do not know what Shakespeare went through when he wrote LEAR, we do know what Carlyle went through when he wrote the FRENCH REVOLUTION; what Flaubert went through when he wrote MADAME BOVARY; what Keats was going through when he tried to write poetry against the coming death and the indifference of the world.†
Chpt 3
- Further, accentuating all these difficulties and making them harder to bear is the world's notorious indifference.†
Chpt 3
- The indifference of the world which Keats and Flaubert and other men of genius have found so hard to bear was...
Chpt 3 *indifference = lack of interest
- The indifference of the world which Keats and Flaubert and other men of genius have found so hard to bear was in her case not indifference but hostility.†
Chpt 3indifference = without interest
- London was wholly indifferent, it appeared, to Shakespeare's plays.†
Chpt 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."