| ADJECTIVE | all | indolent, faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | disinclined to work or exertion |
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| all | indolent | (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless |
| Sounds | ih'ndahlahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 662 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | disinclined to work or exertion. | |
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| Example | "an indolent hanger-on" | |
| Synonyms | faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | |
| Broader | idle | not in action or at work |
| Nouns | indolence | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work |
| Adverbs | indolently | in an indolent manner |
| Meaning | (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless. | |
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| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Broader | inactive | (pathology) not progressing or increasing |