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indifferency

[ in-dif-er-uhn-see, -dif-ruhn- ]

/ ɪnˈdɪf ər ən si, -ˈdɪf rən- /

noun Archaic.

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Origin of indifferency

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

Words nearby indifferency

indictment, indie, Indienne, Indies, indifference, indifferency, indifferent, indifferent gonad, indifferentism, indifferent tissue, indigence

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Example sentences from the Web for indifferency

This appearance of indifferency argued, upon her side, a good deal of anger very near to burst out.
David Balfour, Second Part|Robert Louis Stevenson
Thus do all things preach the indifferency of circumstances.
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let it be therefore unto thee altogether as a matter of indifferency.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius
To determine this indifferency our first task is to learn the creed of our country, and our next to maintain it.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam

To be on both sides, and to be on no side; neutrality and indifferency differ little, either in their sin or danger.
The Covenants And The Covenanters|Various

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