Word of the Day 12.12.08
indolent
in·do·lent (
n
d
-lnt)
adj.
1.
a. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See Synonyms at lazy.
b. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather.
2.
a. Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor.
b. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive: an indolent ulcer.
[Late Latin indol
ns, indolent-, painless : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin dolns, present participle of dolre, to feel pain.]
indo·lent·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | indolent – 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”
idle – not in action or at work; “an idle laborer”; “idle drifters”; “the idle rich”; “an idle mind”
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| 2. | indolent – (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; “an indolent ulcer”; “leprosy is an indolent infectious disease”
pathology – the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
inactive – (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
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