Definitions for Indolence
Princeton's WordNet
indolence, laziness(noun)
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Wiktionary
indolence(Noun)
Habitual laziness or sloth.
Origin: First attested 1603, from French indolence, insensitivity to pain, from Latin indolentia, insensibility, from in- not + dolere to grieve. Sense of laziness, first attested 1710, is related to taking pains.
Webster Dictionary
Indolence(noun)
freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc
Indolence(noun)
the quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity
Translations for Indolence
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lusteloosheidAfrikaans

- فُتور، عَدَم نَشاطArabic

- равнодушностBulgarian

- apatiaPortuguese (BR)

- apatičnostCzech

- die LustlosigkeitGerman

- ugidelighedDanish

- απάθειαGreek

- apatíaSpanish

- loidusEstonian

- بی میلیFarsi

- välinpitämättömyysFinnish

- indolenceFrench

- לֵאוּת, תְּשִישוּתHebrew

- निरूत्साहितताHindi

- tromost, nehajCroatian

- közönyHungarian

- kelesuanIndonesian

- leti, afskiptaleysiIcelandic

- apatiaItalian

- ものうげJapanese

- 무관심함Korean

- apatiškumasLithuanian

- gurdenumsLatvian

- kelesuanMalay

- lusteloosheidDutch

- sløvhet, likegyldighetNorwegian

- apatycznośćPolish

- بی میلیPersian

- نا خوښى او بى علاقه توبPashto

- apatiaPortuguese

- apatieRomanian

- апатияRussian

- apatiaSlovak

- ravnodušnostSlovenian

- bezvoljnostSerbian

- håglöshetSwedish

- ความไม่มีชีวิตชีวาThai

- halsizlikTurkish

- 無精打采Chinese (Trad.)

- апатичність; в'ялістьUkrainian

- بے حسیUrdu

- sự bơ phờVietnamese

- 精神萎靡Chinese (Simp.)

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