indolence

[ in-dl-uhns ]
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noun

  1. the quality or state of being indolent.

Origin of indolence

1
1595–1605; <Latin indolentia freedom from pain; see indolent, -ence

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How to use indolence in a sentence

  • It was Prothero's eyes and pencil that first directed Benham to the poor indolences and evasions and insincerities of the masters.

  • She knew him now—all his small indolences, his affectations, his weaknesses.

    K | Mary Roberts Rinehart

  • His indolences of the sick-leave period were now sloughed from him.

    V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor Harrison

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