indifferency

American  

[in-dif-er-uhn-see, -dif-ruhn-] / ɪnˈdɪf ər ən si, -ˈdɪf rən- /

noun

Archaic.

1. indifference.

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Etymology

Origin of indifferency

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at indifference

Example Sentences

If kneeling in the act of receiving the Lord's supper be necessary, why have themselves too written so much for the indifferency of it?

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

There is a strange looseness and indifferency in men's spirits concerning the one thing necessary.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

So I ended up by signing it “Chaddie” and nothing more, for already the fires of emotion had cooled and a perplexed little reaction of indifferency had set in.

From The Prairie Mother by Becher, Arthur E.

This appearance of indifferency argued, upon her side, a good deal of anger very near to burst out.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The true life and satisfactions of man seem to elude the utmost rigors or felicities of condition, and to establish themselves with great indifferency under all varieties of circumstances.

From Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Turpin, Edna Henry Lee