noun
sloth
slohth
noun
1
Laziness or a strong reluctance to make an effort.
"His sloth kept him from ever finishing the project."
2
A slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal native to Central and South America.
"The sloth hung upside down from a branch, barely moving."
How to Use Sloth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the sin/trait of laziness, or the slow-moving rainforest animal named for that trait.
Common pairings
fall into sloth
a three-toed sloth
Word Forms
slothed past tense, sloths plural, sloths singular
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Etymology
From Old English "slǣwþ," meaning laziness, itself built on the word "slow."