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indolent
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Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
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
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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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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).
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Adjective
indolent
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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.
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
indolent (strong nominative masculine singular indolenter, comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)
- indolent (mentally lazy)
- Synonyms: geistig träge, (pejorative) denkfaul
- (medicine) insensible to pain
- Synonyms: schmerzunempfindlich, schmerzlos
- (medicine) painless
- Synonyms: schmerzfrei, schmerzlos
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Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
indolent m or n (feminine singular indolentă, masculine plural indolenți, feminine and neuter plural indolente)
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