Antonyms for indolent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-dl-uhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn dl ənt

Definition of indolent

Origin : 1660s, "painless," from Late Latin indolentem (see indolence). Sense of "living easily" is 1710, from French indolent. Related: Indolently.

adj lazy

Example sentences :

In his indolent, rather selfish way, he was much in love with his wife.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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

I also was too indolent--truly, not figuratively; the book was never written.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

None but the frivolous or the indolent will say, “I am too old to learn.”
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

All at once, his mind had become too indolent to do any more thinking.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

If buboes accompany it, they are mostly of an indolent nature.
Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various

He was not indolent by nature, and liked the very fact of active occupation.
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

Never give yourself the indolent habit of careless expression.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

Who knows how indolent you might have become, had you found the prize too easily won.
Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever

To an indolent man like myself, these houses are impossible to leave.
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for indolent

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