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- pronunciation:
- In
d
lnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy.
He withdrew his support from his indolent son, saying it was time for him to accept adult responsibility.- synonyms:
- idle, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, sluggardly, sluggish
- antonyms:
- assiduous, energetic, industrious
- similar words:
- dilatory, inert, laggard, lethargic, listless, no-account, slack
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| definition 2: |
caused or characterized by laziness.
His indolent repair of the roof allowed it to leak again after only a few months.- synonyms:
- lazy
- antonyms:
- energetic
- similar words:
- laggard
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| definition 3: |
of a medical condition, slow in developing or causing little pain.
If the tumor is indolent, you may not need treatment for months, or even years.- similar words:
- painless
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| related words: |
inactive, lazy, logy, passive, phlegmatic, remiss, torpid |
adverb + (adj.)indolent
indeed, perhaps, too, usually
(adj.)indolent
+ noun
clerk, disease, form, grace, growth, infection, king, look, occurrence, pattern, shade, sinusitis, tumor, welfare
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| derivations: |
indolently (adv.), indolence (n.) |
The word indolent
contains the following part:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
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