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indolence

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, indolence means habitual laziness or sloth.

Meanings of indolence

5 meanings

noun

  1. Habitual laziness or sloth.

  2. pathologyLack of pain in a tumour.

  3. Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

    Similar: laziness
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteA state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.

  2. obsoleteA state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
laziness

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