Synonyms for indolent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-dl-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn dl ənt |
Top 10 synonyms for indolent Other synonyms for the word indolent
Définition of indolent
Origin :- 1660s, "painless," from Late Latin indolentem (see indolence). Sense of "living easily" is 1710, from French indolent. Related: Indolently.
- adj lazy
- 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
Antonyms for indolent
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