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单词 indolence
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indolence

(ɪndələns)
uncountable noun
Indolence means laziness.
[formal]
He was noted for his indolence.
Synonyms: idleness, slacking, laziness, inertia More Synonyms of indolence

Examples of 'indolence' in a sentence
indolence

Nourished by my indolence, it grew into a mammoth, impregnable oak of jealousy, bearing the most poisonous fruit.
Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
It would be so easy to drift into the indolence that surrounded Turtle Ridge.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002)
Strength lurked somewhere but indolence was pleasant, and he preferred to let time do its work.
Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (2002)
(noun) 
He was noted for his indolence.
Synonyms
idleness
Idleness and incompetence are not inbred in our workers.
slacking
laziness
Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.
inertia
I resented her inertia and lack of self direction.
shirking
lethargy
Symptoms include tiredness, paleness and lethargy.
inactivity
sloth
I judged him guilty of sloth.
torpor
The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
skiving (British, slang)
languor
She savoured the pleasant languor, the dreamy tranquillity.
inertness
torpidity
faineance
faineancy
languidness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of inactivity
Synonyms
sloth,
vegetation,
inertia,
stagnation,
lethargy,
laziness,
dullness,
torpor,
heaviness,
sluggishness,
indolence,
lassitude,
quiescence,
dilatoriness,
inertness,
dolce far niente
in the sense of inertia
Definition
a feeling of unwillingness to do anything
I resented her inertia and lack of self direction.
Synonyms
inactivity,
apathy,
lethargy,
passivity,
stillness,
laziness,
sloth,
idleness,
stupor,
drowsiness,
dullness,
immobility,
torpor,
sluggishness,
indolence,
lassitude,
languor,
listlessness,
deadness,
unresponsiveness,
disinclination to move
in the sense of languor
Definition
a pleasant state of dreamy relaxation
She savoured the pleasant languor, the dreamy tranquillity.
Synonyms
relaxation,
laziness,
sloth,
drowsiness,
sleepiness,
indolence,
dreaminess,
lotus-eating

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indolence

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