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indolence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | laziness |
| Type of | inactiveness, inactivity, inertia |
| Has types | faineance, idleness, shiftlessness |
| Derivation | indolent |
Examples of indolence
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Of course this may just be indolence, but I hold to the necessity of fallowness.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is no onstage action in the opera, and the plot moves with godlike indolence.
From the time.com
Mal's breast cancer pulled me out of my indolence about getting a mammogram.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The euro zone can, after all, always blame the indolence of earlier Greek governments.
From the economist.com
The lengths people will go to to defend their indolence and ignorance beggars belief.
From the guardian.co.uk
Because in the US, ignorance and intellectual indolence are apolitical.
From the economist.com
For their part, the French marveled at the indolence and backwardness of the Egyptians.
From the nytimes.com
On the contrary, public service is a mire of indolence and corruption.
From the economist.com
Ferris wrote the book on productive indolence and now he's revised it.
From the sacbee.com
- Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
- (indolent) faineant: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
- (indolently) in an indolent manner; "he lives indolently with his relatives"
- (Indolently) Laziness (also called indolence) is a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so. It is often used as a pejorative; related terms for a person seen to be lazy include couch potato, slacker, and bludger.
- Habitual laziness or sloth
- (indolent) Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour; Inducing laziness (e.g. indolent comfort); Causing scant or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.); Healing slowly
- (indolent) (IN-doe-lint): A type of cancer that grows slowly.
- (16. indolent) Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.
- (INDOLENT) At rest, or in a quiescent state.
