Indolent definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary IN'DOLENT, a. Habitually idle ... in ease; applied to persons. 1. Inactive; idle; as an indolent life. 2. Free from pain; as an indolent tumor. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: disinclined to ... exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger- on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle ... employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy] 2: (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease" Merriam Webster' ...
... Disinclined to action or exertion; naturally or habitually slothful; sluggish; indolent; averse to labor; heavy in motion. Wicked men will ever ... exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle ... employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy] Merriam Webster's I. adjective ... lazy scholarship > • lazily adverb • laziness noun • lazyish adjective Synonyms: lazy, indolent, slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a ... or to take trouble < take-out foods for lazy cooks >. indolent suggests a love of ease and a dislike of movement or activity < the heat made us indolent >. slothful implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or ...
... to that of lounge, but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude < lolling on the couch >. laze usually implies ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & v. --adj. (idler, idlest) 1 lazy, indolent. 2 not in use; not working; unemployed. 3 (of time ... Lord God in idle.'' --Chaucer. Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant. Usage: Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of ... they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of ... exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Idle I"dle, v. i. [ ...
... ground be plac'd on hills supine-- 2. Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed ... with the face upward b. marked by supination 2. exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity; especially mentally or morally slack ... upwards; (of the hand) with the palm upwards. 3 inert, indolent; morally or mentally inactive. --n. a Latin verbal noun used ... ground be placed, or hills supine. --Dryden. 3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. --Woodward. Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; listless; careless; drowsy. -- Su*pine"ly, adv. -- Su ... Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. On the back. 2. Indolent, sluggish, lazy, slothful, idle, inert, torpid, languid, dull, lumpish, ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary SLOTH'FUL, a. Inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He that is slothful in his work, is brother ... exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger- on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle ... employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 15th century inclined to sloth ; indolent Synonyms: see lazy • slothfully adverb • slothfulness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary ... Slothful Sloth"ful, a. Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He also that is slothful in his work is ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Lazy, idle, inert, sluggish, indolent, dronish, inactive, lumpish, supine, torpid, slack. Moby Thesaurus ambling, ...
... not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle. Also, habitually idle; indolent; sluggish; as an inactive officer. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005 ... adjective Date: 1664 not active: as a. (1) sedentary (2) indolent, sluggish b. (1) being out of use (2) relating to ... 1 not active or inclined to act. 2 passive. 3 indolent. Derivatives: inactively adv. inactivity n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Inactive ... is an inactive tartaric acid. Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See Inert. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Someone or ... inoperative, not in action, not in force. 3. Inert, lazy, indolent, idle, slothful, supine, torpid, sluggish, dronish, lumpish, passive, Fabian, dilatory ... groggy, hasteless, heavy, idle, immobile, in abeyance, in suspense, inanimate, indolent, inert, inoperative, jobless, lackadaisical, laissez-aller, laissez-faire, languid, ...
... exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle ... employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology ... 1 serving no practical purpose; not required; functionless. 2 archaic indolent; futile. Derivatives: otiosely adv. otioseness n. Etymology: L otiosus f ... otiosus, fr. otium ease.] Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle. ``Otiose assent.'' --Paley. The true keeping of the Sabbath ... Alford. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Idle, unemployed, indolent. Moby Thesaurus abortive, airy, asinine, at leisure, at liberty, at ...
... Lord God in idle.'' --Chaucer. Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant. Usage: Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of ... they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of ... exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent.
... Lord God in idle.'' --Chaucer. Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant. Usage: Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of ... they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of ... exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent.
... Lord God in idle.'' --Chaucer. Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant. Usage: Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of ... they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of ... exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Idler I"dler, n. 1. One ...
... Lord God in idle.'' --Chaucer. Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant. Usage: Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of ... they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of ... exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent.
... Lord God in idle.'' --Chaucer. Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant. Usage: Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is expressed by each of ... they differ in the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of ... exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent.
... 3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. 4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically ... 3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. 4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically ... 3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. 4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically ...