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Meaning of 'indolent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Indolent [ a.]
- Free from toil, pain, or trouble.
- Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.
- Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.

Meaning of 'indolent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . indolent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- disinclined to work or exertion
Example in sentence:
  • an indolent hanger-on;
  • faineant kings under whose rule the country languished;
  • shiftless idle youth;
  • slothful employees;
  • the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy;
  • too lazy to wash the dishes
Meaning (2):
- (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
Example in sentence:
  • an indolent ulcer;
  • leprosy is an indolent infectious disease

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