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traagheid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accidie noun Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
  • indolence noun Habitual laziness or sloth.
  • inertia noun In physics, the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it's already doing — staying still or moving in a straight line — unless a force acts on it.
  • sloth noun Laziness or a strong reluctance to make an effort.
  • slowness noun The quality or state of being slow.

Senses

traagheid is used for these senses in English:

  • accidie (now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]
  • indolence Habitual laziness or sloth.
  • inertia (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
  • sloth (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
  • slowness The quality or state of being slow.

indolence — full definition

  1. noun Habitual laziness or sloth.
  2. noun Lack of pain in a tumour.
  3. noun A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.
  4. noun A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

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