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INDOLENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Synonyms:
indolence; laziness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("indolence" is a kind of...):
inactiveness; inactivity; inertia (a disposition to remain inactive or inert)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indolence"):
faineance; idleness (the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work)
shiftlessness (a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition)
Derivation:
indolent (disinclined to work or exertion)
