indolent

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. disinclined to work or exertion (Freq. 4)
- 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
• Syn:
faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
• Similar to:
idle
• Derivationally related forms:
slothfulness (for: slothful), laziness (for: lazy), indolence, faineance (for: faineant)
2. (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
- an indolent ulcer
- leprosy is an indolent infectious disease
• Similar to:
inactive
• Topics:
pathology

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy