indolence
/ˈɪnd(ə)l(ə)ns
/noun [mass noun]
Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness: my failure is probably due to my own indolence...
- First of all, fatness equals nonactivity in many people's eyes… not simply laziness, but mental inactivity, indolence, apathy.
- Other words suggest themselves, like indolence, laziness and the relentless pursuit of inactivity.
- I wouldn't like to use the term gradual laziness to describe the deterioration my work ethic - not when words like indolence, sloth and bone-idleness will do so much better.
Synonyms
laziness, idleness, slothfulness, sloth, shiftlessness, inactivity, inaction, inertia, lifelessness, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, languidness, torpor, torpidity, slowness, dullness;
remissness, negligence, slackness, laxity
rare otiosity, hebetude