Indolent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disinclined to work or exertion

(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪndələnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪndələnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪndələnt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪndələnt/.

Examples

faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
an indolent hanger-on
too lazy to wash the dishes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

otiose lazy faineant work-shy slothful

Parts of Speech

adjective	disinclined to work or exertion “faineant kings under whose rule the country languished”
adjective	(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless “an indolent ulcer”

Word Forms

faineance	noun	the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
indolence	noun	inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
laziness	noun	inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
slothfulness	noun	a disinclination to work or exert yourself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

träge

keine Lust auf Arbeit oder Anstrengung

🇪🇸Spanish

indolente

poco dispuesto a trabajar o esforzarse

🇮🇹Italian

indolente

poco incline al lavoro o allo sforzo

🇵🇹Portuguese

indolente

pouco inclinado a trabalhar ou fazer esforço

🇷🇺Russian

ленивый

нежелание работать или напрягаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकर्मण्य

काम या परिश्रम के प्रति अरुचि

🇧🇩Bengali

অলস

কাজ বা পরিশ্রমের প্রতি অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலற்ற

வேலை அல்லது உழைப்பில் விருப்பமில்லாதவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదాసీనత

పని లేదా శ్రమ పట్ల విముఖత

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशी

काम किंवा परिश्रमाकडे झुकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિય

કામ અથવા પરિશ્રમ પ્રત્યે અસંતુષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

ಕೆಲಸ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദാസീനമായ

ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ അധ്വാനിക്കുന്നതിനോ വിമുഖത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤ

ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے بس

کام یا مشقت کی طرف مائل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

懒惰的

不愿意工作或劳累

🇯🇵Japanese

怠惰な

仕事や努力をしたくない

🇰🇷Korean

나태한

일이나 노력을 꺼린다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đau

không thích làm việc hoặc gắng sức

🇹🇭Thai

เกียจคร้าน

ไม่ยอมทำงานหรือออกแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

malas

tidak mau bekerja atau beraktivitas

🇵🇭Filipino

tamad

hindi sinasadya sa trabaho o pagsusumikap

🇲🇾Malay

lembam

tidak gemar bekerja atau berusaha

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كسلان

عدم الرغبة في العمل أو المجهود

🇮🇷Persian

بی حال

تمایلی به کار یا تلاش ندارند

🇹🇷Turkish

tembel

Çalışmaya veya efor sarf etmeye isteksiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָצֵל

לא נוטה לעבוד או להתאמץ

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