noun

indolence

Indolence (noun) means Habitual laziness or sloth.

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Habitual laziness or sloth.

Lack of pain in a tumour.

A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.

A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French indolence, or from its etymon Latin indolentia (“freedom from pain; insensibility”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + dolēns (“hurting, suffering; grieving, lamenting”) + -ia (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Dolēns is the present participle of doleō (“to hurt, suffer; to be sorry, deplore, grieve for, lament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to divide, split”).

Rhymes for indolence

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of indolence?

"indolence" (noun) means habitual laziness or sloth.

What are the different meanings of indolence?

"indolence" has 3 main meanings: 1. Habitual laziness or sloth; 2. Lack of pain in a tumour; 3. A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.