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indolence
Indolence (noun) means a regular unwillingness to work or make an effort; laziness.
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1
A regular unwillingness to work or make an effort; laziness.
"Her cheeks were glowing, and her whole figure expressed a tense vibrant life in singular contrast to the apparent indolence of the men at whom she was talking."
— Stewart Edward White, Percy Keeps Vigil (1912)
2
The absence of pain in a tumour.
3
A condition in which a person feels no pain, or does not care about it.
4
A restful state in which someone feels neither pain nor enjoyment.
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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”).
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What is the meaning of indolence?
"indolence" (noun) means a regular unwillingness to work or make an effort; laziness.
What is another word for indolence?
Other words for "indolence" include laziness.
What is the opposite of indolence?
Opposites of "indolence" include application, activity, industry, diligence, industriousness.
What are the different meanings of indolence?
"indolence" has 3 main meanings: 1. A regular unwillingness to work or make an effort; laziness; 2. The absence of pain in a tumour; 3. A condition in which a person feels no pain, or does not care about it.
