Antonyms for indolence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-dl-uh ns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn dl əns

Definition of indolence

Origin : c.1600, "insensitivity to pain," from French indolence (16c.), from Latin indolentia "freedom from pain, insensibility," noun of action from indolentem (nominative indolens) "insensitive to pain," used by Jerome to render Greek apelgekos in Ephesians; from Latin in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + dolentem (nominative dolens) "grieving," present participle of dolere "suffer pain." Sense of "laziness" (1710) is from notion of "avoiding trouble" (cf. taking pains).

noun sloth

Example sentences :

He was an athletic man, and the indolence of camp life did not suit him as it did Yates.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

He told me that indolence and the use of stimulants was the cause of my bad health.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

He forbore touching that mystery out of love, timidity, and indolence.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

And he was also indolent, with the indolence which is so often the secret of good nature.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Repeatedly he requested the Admiralty that they would not leave him to rust in indolence.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

But man was not born for the indolence of pleasure and the uniformity of fruition.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

I would let you have a reasonable amount of indolence and rest.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various

Much more of their time they pass in indolence, resigned to sleep and repasts.
Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus

People were apt to fancy that she was patient to a degree of indolence.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete » by Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz

On the other hand, indolence not only occasions diseases, and renders men useless to society, but it is the parent of vice.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Synonyms for indolence

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