All 3 Uses of
indifferent
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- "That is beside the question," she said at last with indifference.†
Chpt 8 *indifference = without interest
- He was blindly enthusiastic for the revolutionary cause, he despised all social inequalities, and he had a burning love for his own country: these three sentiments made him supremely indifferent to the snubs he received in this fog-ridden, loyalist, old-fashioned England.†
Chpt 11
- wearing already that mask of somnolent indifference which you have never laid aside until ...until now.†
Chpt 16
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."