indolent
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in·do·lent
(ĭn'də-lənt) 
adj.
adj.
- Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See synonyms at lazy.
- Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather.
- Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor.
- 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.Roget's Thesaurus:
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indolent
adjective
- Resistant to exertion and activity: fainéant, idle, lazy, shiftless, slothful, sluggard, sluggish. Informal do-nothing. Idioms: bone lazy. See action/inaction, industrious/lazy.
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indolent
adj
Definition: lazy
Antonyms: active, busy, diligent, energetic, enthusiastic, hard-working, industrious, intent
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indolent
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.
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indolent
Causing little pain; slow growing.
- i. ulcer — see eosinophilic ulcer, refractory ulcer.
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Indolent
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) كسلان, غير مؤلم
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עצלן, (גידול וכו') שאינו גורם כאב, רוצה להימנע ממאמץ
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