"indolent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪn.də.lənt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-indolent.ogg Forms: more indolent [comparative], most indolent [superlative]
Etymology: From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*delh₁-}}, {{bor|en|fr|indolent}} French indolent, {{der|en|la|indolens}} Latin indolens, {{prefix|la|in-|dolēns|nocat=1|t1=not|t2=hurting}} in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)
  1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor Translations (habitually lazy): ленив (leniv) (Bulgarian), мързелив (mǎrzeliv) (Bulgarian), indolent (Catalan), lhostejný [masculine] (Czech), líný [masculine] (Czech), indolentní [masculine] (Czech), werkschuw (Dutch), saamaton (Finnish), veltto (Finnish), indolent (French), träge (German), faul (German), arbeitsscheu (German), lusta (Hungarian), sácráilte (Irish), piger (Latin), arbeidsky (Norwegian), ful (Plautdietsch), indolente (Portuguese), vadio (Portuguese), лени́вый (lenívyj) (Russian), пра́здный (prázdnyj) (Russian), безде́ятельный (bezdéjatelʹnyj) (Russian), leisg (Scottish Gaelic), indolente (Spanish), ālase (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-indolent-en-adj-oLgaQCvL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 3 36 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 8 27 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 46 5 24 10 0 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 3 29 7 0 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 9 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 9 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 7 29 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 9 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 9 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 9 22 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 9 23 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 44 6 34 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 54 9 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 58 6 23 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 52 9 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 79 3 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 8 28 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 58 6 23 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 51 9 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 57 7 24 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 75 2 15 8 Disambiguation of 'habitually lazy': 96 0 4 0
  2. Inducing laziness Translations (inducing laziness): veltostuttava (Finnish), ermüdend (German), indolente (Portuguese), спосо́бствующий пра́здности (sposóbstvujuščij prázdnosti) (Russian), разне́живающий (raznéživajuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-indolent-en-adj-55DkpYKj Disambiguation of 'inducing laziness': 1 97 1 1
  3. (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.) Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (medicine: causing little or no physical pain): безболезнен (bezboleznen) (Bulgarian), nebolestivý [masculine] (Czech), indolentti (Finnish), kivuton (Finnish), indolent (French), schmerzlos (German), indolent (German), schmerzfrei (German), leasc (Irish), безболе́зненный (bezboléznennyj) (Russian), indolente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indolent-en-adj-ZsHvuy6j Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine: causing little or no physical pain': 10 2 80 9
  4. (medicine) Healing slowly Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (medicine: healing slowly): бавно заздравяващ (bavno zazdravjavašt) (Bulgarian), itsepintainen (Finnish), leasc (Irish), ме́дленно зажива́ющий (médlenno zaživájuščij) (Russian), вялотеку́щий (vjalotekúščij) (Russian), indolente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indolent-en-adj-m8SRZWsV Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine: healing slowly': 2 1 14 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idle, work-shy, lazy Derived forms: indolent lesion of epithelial origin Related terms: indolence, indolency
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "leniv",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "ленив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "saamaton"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "veltto"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "indolent"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "träge"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "faul"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "arbeitsscheu"
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "sácráilte"
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "ful"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "indolente"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "vadio"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "лени́вый"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prázdnyj",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "пра́здный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezdéjatelʹnyj",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "безде́ятельный"
    },
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "leisg"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "indolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "habitually lazy",
      "word": "ālase"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inducing laziness",
      "word": "veltostuttava"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inducing laziness",
      "word": "ermüdend"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "inducing laziness",
      "word": "indolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sposóbstvujuščij prázdnosti",
      "sense": "inducing laziness",
      "word": "спосо́бствующий пра́здности"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raznéživajuščij",
      "sense": "inducing laziness",
      "word": "разне́живающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezboleznen",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "безболезнен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "nebolestivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "indolentti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "kivuton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "indolent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "schmerzlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "indolent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "schmerzfrei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "leasc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezboléznennyj",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "безболе́зненный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "medicine: causing little or no physical pain",
      "word": "indolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bavno zazdravjavašt",
      "sense": "medicine: healing slowly",
      "word": "бавно заздравяващ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "medicine: healing slowly",
      "word": "itsepintainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "medicine: healing slowly",
      "word": "leasc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "médlenno zaživájuščij",
      "sense": "medicine: healing slowly",
      "word": "ме́дленно зажива́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vjalotekúščij",
      "sense": "medicine: healing slowly",
      "word": "вялотеку́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "medicine: healing slowly",
      "word": "indolente"
    }
  ],
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}

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