indolent English

Meaning indolent meaning

What does indolent mean?

indolent

— adjective (= faineant, lazy, 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

— adjective (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless an indolent ulcer leprosy is an indolent infectious disease

Synonyms indolent synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as indolent?

indolent English » English

lazy

slothful

idle

sluggish

inactive

work-shy

slow

shiftless

otiose

lethargic

languid

tardy

loafer

idler

faineant

easy-going

without energy

weakfish

void of energy

vagabond

unindustrious

unenthusiastic

unenterprising

unacquisitive

supine

stick in the mud

soft

sluggardly

sluggard

slow-going

slack

procrastinate

poky

painless

oscitant

not energetic

nonenterprising

nonchalant

lymphatic

logy

lither

limp

lazybones

laggard

insensitive

inert

indifferent

flaccid

fat

enervated