noun
- plural of indifference; instances or matters of little importance or concern; things that are neither good nor bad
- plural of indifference; states or qualities of being indifferent; lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
Usage: formal or philosophical usage; often used in ethics and philosophy to denote morally neutral actions or states
Usage: less common plural usage
Examples
- The philosopher argued that many daily choices are mere indifferencies with no moral weight.
- His indifferencies toward the suffering of others revealed a troubling lack of empathy.
- In Stoic thought, indifferencies refer to external things beyond our control.
- She dismissed the criticisms as indifferencies unworthy of her attention.
- The debate centered on which matters were genuine concerns and which were mere indifferencies.