indolent

adj.

1. 1. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See synonyms at lazy.
   2. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather.
2. 1. Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor.
   2. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive: an indolent ulcer.

[Late Latin indolēns, indolent-, painless : Latin in-, not; see in-¹ + Latin dolēns, present participle of dolēre, to feel pain.]

indolently in'do·lent·ly adv.

(IN-duh-lehnt)

adjective
1. Lazy, lethargic, averse to exertion.
2. Painless or causing little pain; slow to develop or heal. Used in medicine, e.g. indolent ulcer.

Etymology
From Late Latin indolent-, stem of indolens, from Latin in- (not) + dolens, present participle of dolere (to suffer, feel pain). Other words that derive from the same root (dolere) : condole, dole, dolor.

Usage
"He also disclosed that under the arrangement, indolent chairmen would be sacked, while hardworking ones would be commended and encouraged by government." — David Owei, Bayelsa Threatens to Relocate Council Headquarters From Hostile Communities, The Guardian (Lagos, Nigeria), Jul 30, 2001.

"The settlement of that province had lately been begun, but, instead of being made with hardy, industrious husbandmen, accustomed to labor, the only people fit for such an enterprise, it was with families of broken shop-keepers and other insolvent debtors, many of indolent and idle habits, taken out of the jails, who, being set down in the woods, unqualified for clearing land, and unable to endure the hardships of a new settlement, perished in numbers, leaving many helpless children unprovided for." — Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin, 1793.

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adjective

Resistant to exertion and activity: fainéant, idle, lazy, shiftless, slothful, sluggard, sluggish. Informal do-nothing. Idioms: bone lazy. See action/inaction, industrious/lazy.

adj

Definition: lazy
Antonyms: active, busy, diligent, energetic, enthusiastic, hard-working, industrious, intent

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Causing little pain; slow growing.

• i. ulcer — see eosinophilic ulcer, refractory ulcer.

IN BRIEF: Habitually lazy.

Though you may have known clever men who were indolent, you never knew a great man who was so... — John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art critic, sociological writer, & essayist.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - doven, ugidelig, magelig, lad

Nederlands (Dutch)
lui, langzaam ontwikkelend, slecht helend

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Méd) indolent, paresseux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - indolent, träge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ράθυμος, οκνηρός

Italiano (Italian)
indolente, pigro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indolente

Русский (Russian)
праздный, ленивый, безболезненный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indolente, perezoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - indolent, slö, håglös, smärtfri

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
懒惰的, 不痛的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懶惰的, 不痛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나태한, 무통의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 怠惰な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كسلان, غير مؤلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצלן, (גידול וכו') שאינו גורם כאב, רוצה להימנע ממאמץ‬

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