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indolent definition
indolent |
Overview of adj indolent The adj indolent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy") 2. indolent -- ((pathology) of tumors e.g.; slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease") Antonyms of adj indolent 2 senses of indolent Sense 1 faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy INDIRECT (VIA idle) -> busy Sense 2 indolent INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active Similarity of adj indolent 2 senses of indolent Sense 1 faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy => idle (vs. busy) Sense 2 indolent => inactive (vs. active) Attributes of adj indolent Familiarity of adj indolent indolent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj indolent indolent Overview of adj indolent The adj indolent has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy") 2. indolent -- ((pathology) of tumors e.g.; slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease")
indolent definition
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