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单词 sloth
释义

sloth

noun

ˈslȯth How to pronounce sloth (audio)
ˈsläth,
also
ˈslōth How to pronounce sloth (audio)
plural sloths ˈslȯths How to pronounce sloth (audio)
ˈslȯṯẖz,
ˈsläths,
ˈsläṯẖz,
 also  ˈslōths,
ˈslōṯẖz
1
a
: disinclination to action or labor : indolence
b
: spiritual apathy and inactivity
the deadly sin of sloth
2
: any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits compare three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth

Illustration of sloth

Illustration of sloth
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Synonyms

  • idleness
  • indolence
  • inertia
  • laziness
  • shiftlessness
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Example Sentences

the sins of gluttony and sloth a youth inclined more toward sloth than athletics
Recent Examples on the Web The kids enjoyed seeing such animals as a red kangaroo and a sloth — and the children took a camel ride. Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 10 July 2022 According to a release from the Massachusetts zoo, on June 22, Sandy the Hoffman's two-toed sloth gave birth to a healthy baby — the first baby sloth born at the zoo in its 127-year history. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2021 The murders in the film represent the seven deadly sins as defined by Christianity: gluttony, greed, sloth, lust, pride, envy, and wrath. Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 7 July 2022 The bureaucratic sloth is a bad omen as the Covid pandemic grinds into its 32nd month. David Axe, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 After Christopher’s morning of virtue and Devra’s morning of sloth, the great outdoors beckoned. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 Or dealing with the Six Deadly Sins after sloth gets the ax. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 June 2022 Before this introduction, Grizzly and the newborn were resting and bonding in the zoo's maternity ward to help imitate a sloth's natural postpartum routine. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022 The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden had its first sloth born Sunday morning but the pup was a stillborn. Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English slouthe, from slow slow

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

sloth

noun

ˈslȯth How to pronounce sloth (audio)
ˈslōth
1
: the quality or state of being lazy
2
: an animal of Central and South America that hangs with its back downward and moves slowly along the branches of trees on whose leaves, twigs, and fruits it feeds

sloth

noun

as in inertia
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities a youth inclined more toward sloth than athletics

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inertia
  • indolence
  • laziness
  • idleness
  • lethargy
  • shiftlessness
  • apathy
  • languor
  • lassitude
  • loafing
  • sluggishness
  • lounging
  • lolling
  • supineness
  • listlessness
  • dallying
  • goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • industriousness
  • industry
  • ambition
  • drive
  • diligence
  • initiative
  • hustle
  • perseverance
  • enterprise
  • vigor
  • assiduity
  • energy
  • exuberance
  • animation
  • go
  • vitality
  • vivacity
  • liveliness
  • vim
  • briskness
  • sprightliness
  • pep
  • assiduousness
  • robustness
  • vibrancy
  • lustiness
  • peppiness
  • jazziness
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