indifferency
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of indifferency
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at indifference
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He seemed to have achieved a Nirvana-like indifferency towards all his kind.
From Never-Fail Blake by Arthur Stringer
When the Plot’s out you have done with the Play, and when the last Act’s done, you see the Curtain drawn with great indifferency.’
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Montague Summers
But I marvel why Dr Forbesse discourseth so much for the indifferency of the ceremonies; for, lib.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
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 Edna Henry Lee Turpin
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 Arthur E. Becher
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