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sloth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acedia, laziness |
| Type of | deadly sin, mortal sin |
sloth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tree sloth |
| Type of | edentate |
| Has types | unau, bradypus tridactylus, choloepus didactylus, choloepus hoffmanni, unai, ai, three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth |
sloth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slothfulness |
| Type of | disinclination, hesitation, hesitancy, reluctance, indisposition |
Examples of sloth
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In biblical times, even sloth meant having to sit around using your imagination.
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A rescued sloth eats at the Sloth Sanctuary in Cahuita de Limon August 25, 2010.
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We are on the verge of murdering billions with our ignorance, greed, and sloth.
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Archaeoindris was the largest of the sloth lemurs, and the largest known lemur.
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To be sure, the U.S. economy continues to lumber along like a three-toed sloth.
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The death of the sloth bear was a nightmare moment for everyone at the Toledo Zoo.
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Then there's Mitch, a sloth-like monster with nodes poking out along his back.
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The only thing missing is the woolly mammoth, the sabre-tooth tiger and the sloth.
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To keep silent is not a sign of respect but of sloth or fear or condescension.
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- A disinclination to work or exert yourself
- Any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
- Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- Sloths are the six species of medium-sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Pilosa. They are arboreal residents of the rainforests of Central and South America. The sloth's taxonomic suborder is Folivora, while some call it Phyllophaga. ...
- In the Christian moral tradition, sloth (Latin: acedia, accidia, pigritia) is one of the seven capital sins, often called the seven deadly sins; these sins are called the capital sins because they destroy the charity in a man's heart and thus may lead to eternal death.
- The Fullmetal Alchemist anime and manga series feature a large number of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th Century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man. ...
- The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. ...
- Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. It is one of the Seven deadly sins (Catechism) and one of the Five hindrances (Buddhism).
- Laziness; slowness in the mindset; A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity; A collective term for a group of bears
