indolent

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolentem, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“pain”)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.dəl.ənt/

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Adjective

indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)

1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour.

   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!

2. Inducing laziness.

   indolent comfort

3. (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).
4. (medicine) Healing slowly.

Anagrams

• deltonin, nontiled

Adjective

indolent (feminine singular indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)

1. indolent (all senses)