: inclination to laziness : sloth
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Examples of indolence in a Sentence
a general feeling of indolence usually overtakes them during summer vacation
Recent Examples of indolence from the Web
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Plush custom mattresses and deep soaking tubs lead to indulgent indolence after drinks or dining at several pricey but exquisite venues.
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More broadly, the lazy river is a sign of American indolence, of our collective postindustrial lassitude, the nation that once tamed the Mississippi now slumbering poolside, scrolling through Instagram.
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Through sloth the roof sinks in and through indolence, the house leaks.
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And with the real estate stakes so high — the median sale price of a home on the lower peninsula was over $850,000 in January — whimsy, experimentation and indolence seem to struggle for a foothold.
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Another woman worried about her husband’s indolence in the early months of retirement.
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The Supreme Court is obliged to act because of the indolence of the executive, say the judge’s supporters.
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There's negligence, errors, indolence, even a lack of conscience among the drivers.
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Walker attributed the success of the strip to Beetle's indolence and reluctance to follow authority.
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First Known Use of indolence
1710
indolence Synonyms
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ambition, enterprise, go, hustle, initiative;
assiduity, assiduousness, diligence, perseverance;
animation, briskness, energy, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, lustiness, pep, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity;
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apathy, languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness;
INDOLENCE Defined for Kids
: the quality of being lazy
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