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indolent

(ɪndələnt)

adjective

Someone who is indolent is lazy.

[formal]

...indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help.

Synonyms: lazy, slack, idle, slow More Synonyms of indolent

indolent in British English

(ˈɪndələnt)

adjective

disliking work or effort; lazy; idle

2. pathology

causing little pain

an indolent tumour

(esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal

Derived forms

indolence (ˈindolence)

noun

indolently (ˈindolently)

adverb

Word origin

C17: from Latin indolēns not feeling pain, from in-1 + dolēns, from dolēre to grieve, cause distress

indolent in American English

(ˈɪndələnt)

adjective

disliking or avoiding work; idle; lazy

2. Medicine

causing little or no pain

an indolent cyst

slow to heal

an indolent ulcer

inactive or slowly developing

an indolent tumor

Derived forms

indolence (ˈindolence)

noun

indolently (ˈindolently)

adverb

Word origin

< LL indolens < L in-, not + dolens, prp. of dolere, to feel pain: see doleful

Examples of 'indolent' in a sentence
indolent

There was something indolent in the way he half leaned, half stood.

(adjective) in the sense of lazy

Definition

lazy

indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help

Synonyms

lazy

I was too lazy to learn how to read music.

slack

busy times and slack periods

idle

I've never met such an idle bunch of workers!

slow

He moved in a slow, unhurried way.

sluggish

feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal

inactive

They certainly were not politically inactive.

inert

He covered the inert body with a blanket

languid

He's a large languid man with a round and impassive face.

lethargic

He felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed.

listless

He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat.

lackadaisical

Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times.

torpid

He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends.

good-for-nothing

workshy

slothful (formal)

He was not slothful: he had been busy all night.

lumpish

fainéant

Opposites

active

busy

energetic

vigorous

conscientious

diligent

industrious

assiduous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of idle

Definition

not wanting to work

I've never met such an idle bunch of workers!

Synonyms

lazy,

slow,

slack,

sluggish,

lax,

negligent,

inactive,

inert,

lethargic,

indolent,

lackadaisical,

good-for-nothing,

remiss (formal),

workshy,

slothful (formal),

shiftless

in the sense of inactive

They certainly were not politically inactive.

Synonyms

lazy,

passive,

slow,

quiet,

dull,

low-key (informal),

sluggish,

lethargic,

sedentary,

indolent,

somnolent,

torpid,

slothful (formal)

in the sense of inert

Definition

inactive or lifeless

He covered the inert body with a blanket

Synonyms

inactive,

still,

motionless,

dead,

passive,

slack,

static,

dormant,

lifeless,

leaden,

immobile,

inanimate,

unresponsive,

unmoving,

quiescent,

torpid,

unreactive,

slumberous (poetic)

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indolent

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indoctrination
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释义	Trends of indolent View usage for: indolent (ɪndələnt) adjective Someone who is indolent is lazy. [formal] ...indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help. Synonyms: lazy, slack, idle, slow More Synonyms of indolent indolent in British English (ˈɪndələnt) adjective 1. disliking work or effort; lazy; idle 2. pathology causing little pain an indolent tumour 3. (esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal Derived forms indolence (ˈindolence) noun indolently (ˈindolently) adverb Word origin C17: from Latin indolēns not feeling pain, from in-1 + dolēns, from dolēre to grieve, cause distress indolent in American English (ˈɪndələnt) adjective 1. disliking or avoiding work; idle; lazy 2. Medicine a. causing little or no pain an indolent cyst b. slow to heal an indolent ulcer c. inactive or slowly developing an indolent tumor Derived forms indolence (ˈindolence) noun indolently (ˈindolently) adverb Word origin < LL indolens < L in-, not + dolens, prp. of dolere, to feel pain: see doleful Examples of 'indolent' in a sentence indolent There was something indolent in the way he half leaned, half stood. Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002) (adjective) in the sense of lazy Definition lazy indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help Synonyms lazy I was too lazy to learn how to read music. slack busy times and slack periods idle I've never met such an idle bunch of workers! slow He moved in a slow, unhurried way. sluggish feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal inactive They certainly were not politically inactive. inert He covered the inert body with a blanket languid He's a large languid man with a round and impassive face. lethargic He felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed. listless He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat. lackadaisical Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times. torpid He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. good-for-nothing workshy slothful (formal) He was not slothful: he had been busy all night. lumpish fainéant Opposites active , busy , energetic , vigorous , conscientious , diligent , industrious , assiduous Additional synonyms in the sense of idle Definition not wanting to work I've never met such an idle bunch of workers! Synonyms lazy, slow, slack, sluggish, lax, negligent, inactive, inert, lethargic, indolent, lackadaisical, good-for-nothing, remiss (formal), workshy, slothful (formal), shiftless in the sense of inactive They certainly were not politically inactive. Synonyms lazy, passive, slow, quiet, dull, low-key (informal), sluggish, lethargic, sedentary, indolent, somnolent, torpid, slothful (formal) in the sense of inert Definition inactive or lifeless He covered the inert body with a blanket Synonyms inactive, still, motionless, dead, passive, slack, static, dormant, lifeless, leaden, immobile, inanimate, unresponsive, unmoving, quiescent, torpid, unreactive, slumberous (poetic) Nearby words of indolent indoctrinate indoctrination indolence indolent indomitable indorse indorsement Synonyms of 'indolent' indolent Explore 'indolent' in the dictionary
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