ADJECTIVE | all | indolent, faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | disinclined to work or exertion |
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all | indolent | (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless |
Sounds | ih'ndahlahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | disinclined to work or exertion. | |
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Example | "an indolent hanger-on" | |
Synonyms | faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | |
Broader | idle | not in action or at work |
Spanish | flojo, haragán, indolente, innecesario, locho, perezoso | |
Catalan | mandrós, peresós | |
Nouns | indolence | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work |
Adverbs | indolently | in an indolent manner |
Meaning | (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless. | |
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Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
Broader | inactive | (pathology) not progressing or increasing |
Spanish | indolente | |
Catalan | indolent |
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