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1. (adj.) indolent
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful.
2. indolent
inactive or relatively benign:
indolent ulcer.
Etymology: (1655–65; < LL indolent-=in-in -3+dolēns, prp. of dolēre to be in pain)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
disinclined to work or exertion
"faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
2. (adj) indolent
(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
"an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
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1. (adj) indolent
free from toil, pain, or trouble
2. (adj) indolent
indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man
3. (adj) indolent
causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor
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