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indolent
What does indolent mean?
indolent (adjective): habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use indolent in a sentence?
- The indolent girl resisted doing her homework. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce indolent?
/ˈɪndələnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does indolent come from?
From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of indolent?
Words related to indolent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “indolent” mean?
troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient
Not quite: that's what mischievous means.
habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
Right! That's what “indolent” means.
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Not quite: that's what chunky means.
strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird
Not quite: that's what uncanny means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “indolent”?
meek
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arid
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lazy
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tart
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