Definition of INDOLENT

indolent

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • disinclined to work or exertion
    • "an indolent hanger-on"
  • (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
    • "an indolent ulcer"
    • "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"

Adj

  • Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
  • Inducing laziness.
  • Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).
  • Healing slowly.

Origin / Etymology

From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). The later sense of “living easily, slothful” perhaps developed in French.

Synonyms

faineant, idle, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy

Scrabble Score: 9

indolent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
indolent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
indolent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

indolent is a valid Words With Friends word