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indifferency

[in-dif-er-uh n-see, -dif-ruh n-]
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noun Archaic.
  1. indifference.
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Origin of indifferency

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at indifference
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Examples from the Web for indifferency

Historical Examples

  • Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.

    Essays, First Series

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • But the doctrine of compensation is not the doctrine of indifferency.

    Essays, First Series

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Let it be therefore unto thee altogether as a matter of indifferency.

    Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius

  • He seemed to have achieved a Nirvana-like indifferency towards all his kind.

    The Shadow

    Arthur Stringer

  • Pity it were that love should not be linkèd with indifferency.