indifférence
See also: indifference
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, indifférent + -ence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.di.fe.ʁɑ̃s/
Noun
indifférence f (plural indifférences)
- indifference, uncaringness
- 1867, Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, Vie et œuvres de la bienheureuse Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, page 385:
- Et voici les moyens qu’il faut prendre : c’est de lui témoigner de l’indifférence pour sa santé, pour chasser cet empressement pour tout ce qui la concerne […]
- And here are the means that he must take: it's to show his indifference for her health, to drive away this eagerness for everything which concerns her […]
Related terms
References
- “indifférence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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