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Meanings of
indolent
in English
Disinclined to work or exertion.
lazy
slothful
otiose
faineant
work-shy
Related terms
idle
Indolent.
Related terms
inactive
Synonyms
Examples for "
lazy
"
lazy
slothful
otiose
faineant
work-shy
Examples for "
lazy
"
1
I can hear the
lazy
sea a short distance over the embankment.
2
His
lazy
list of political demands may have reflected an essential pyromania.
3
Route 6 went past in a long,
lazy
curve to the right.
4
I'm quite healthy but I can also be quite
lazy
about it.
5
A police department cruiser leads the way, lights flashing in
lazy
salute.
1
It was in no way cheap; it did not flatter
slothful
ears.
2
Indeed in sleep 5 The
slothful
body, that does love to steep
3
Mr. Threader, by contrast, played the
slothful
tortoise to Drake's enterprising hare.
4
Minstrels were a
slothful
lot, averse to the chill of early morning.
5
I heard it then, the rough, fatty breathing of a
slothful
soul.
1
There is no superfluous ornament in his orations, nothing tawdry, nothing
otiose
.
2
Compare the supreme being of the Caribs, beneficent,
otiose
,
unadored.
3
Women with
otiose
husbands have a task to preserve friendship.
4
There is usually a supreme Maker who is, in some cases, moral, in others
otiose
.
5
We should receive this conclusion with an
otiose
faith.
1
They were the Mayors of that Palace; he only le roi
faineant
.
2
An habitual drunkard was more welcome at "raisings" and "logrollings" than a known
faineant
.
3
While a roi
faineant
may fulfil effectively all the essential duties of sovereignty, an autocrate
faineant
is an absurdity.
4
I wonder if the
faineant
Sultan who luxuriates at Langat knows anything of the sensationalism of his "yacht."
5
So long as I am in the chair, I cannot be a
faineant
or refuse to do anything and everything incidental to the position.
1
That is the best of news for some of us
work
-
shy
or feeble gardeners.
2
For all but the most lavish and
work
-
shy
couples, a honeymoon has a defined end date.
3
He said I was a drug-addict, lazy,
work
-
shy
.
4
And no one could ever call him
work
-
shy
.
5
What are you snivelling for, you little
work
-
shy
?
Usage of
indolent
in English
1
The clinical course is heterogeneous, manifested by a fulminant or
indolent
course.
2
In conclusion the
indolent
nature of the disease justifies a conservative approach.
3
It is often characterized by a clinically
indolent
course and delayed diagnosis.
4
Purpose: Patients with
indolent
non-Hodgkin lymphoma typically respond well to first-line immunochemotherapy.
5
PCBCL is generally an
indolent
form of lymphoma with a good prognosis.
6
The blood of the pauper shall smear the couch of the
indolent
.
7
ASPS have an
indolent
clinical course, but it is known to metastasize.
8
Conclusions: A dose of 30 Gy is sufficient for
indolent
orbital lymphoma.
9
Immediate treatment offers any survival benefit for asymptomatic and more
indolent
disease.
10
I was probably fairly
indolent
at school and didn't find things difficult.
11
He destines for himself no
indolent
tarrying in the garden of Armida.
12
I also was too
indolent
-
truly
,notfiguratively; the book was never written.
13
I am so
indolent
I always postpone it until the last moment.
14
That is why the urban
indolent
classes will start the petroleum war.
15
Antipater realized after a moment that the prince's
indolent
drawl was gone.
16
You have too much character to remain in a situation so
indolent
.
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indolent
Adjective
Frequent collocations
too indolent
more indolent
indolent man
so indolent
indolent life
More collocations
Indolent
through the time
Indolent
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common