indolent
English
Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)
- Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
- The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 18:
- Mr. Churchill has pride; but his pride is nothing to his wife’s: his is a quiet, indolent, gentlemanlike sort of pride that would harm nobody, and only make himself a little helpless and tiresome; but her pride is arrogance and insolence!
- Inducing laziness
- indolent comfort
- (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
- (medicine) Healing slowly
Synonyms
- idle, work-shy; see also Thesaurus:lazy
Related terms
Translations
habitually lazy
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inducing laziness
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medicine: causing little or no physical pain
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medicine: healing slowly
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“pain”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
indolent (feminine indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)
- indolent (all senses)
Further reading
- “indolent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French indolent.
Pronunciation
Adjective
indolent (strong nominative masculine singular indolenter, comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)
- indolent (mentally lazy)
- Synonym: denkfaul
- (medicine) insensible to pain
Declension
Positive forms of indolent
Comparative forms of indolent
Superlative forms of indolent
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Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens.
Pronunciation
Adjective
indolent m or n (feminine singular indolentă, masculine plural indolenți, feminine and neuter plural indolente)
Declension
Declension of indolent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | indolent | indolentă | indolenți | indolente | ||
definite | indolentul | indolenta | indolenții | indolentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | indolent | indolente | indolenți | indolente | ||
definite | indolentului | indolentei | indolenților | indolentelor |
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