indolent
(adjective) (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; “an indolent ulcer”; “leprosy is an indolent infectious disease”
faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
(adjective) disinclined to work or exertion; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)
habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour
Inducing laziness.
(medicine) causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
(medicine) healing slowly
• work-shy
• See also lazy
• deltonin, nontiled
Source: Wiktionary
In"do*lent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous.]
1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]
2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. To waste long nights in indolent repose. Pope.
3. (Med.)
Definition: Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.
Syn.
– Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See Idle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
