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- Dictionaryindolent/ˈɪndələnt/
adjective
- 1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy: "they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure"
- 2. (of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain.
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The meaning of INDOLENT is averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy. How to use indolent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Indolent.
without real interest or effort; lazy: I was an indolent creature who could not imagine action. (Definition of indolent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of indolent. indolent.
without real interest or effort; lazy: I was an indolent creature who could not imagine action. (Definition of indolent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of indolent. indolent. These cancers are generally slow growing, sometimes referred to as indolent or nodular lymphomas. From CNN.
Indolent definition: having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful. See examples of INDOLENT used in a sentence.
An indolent person is slow and lazy — not the type of person you'd want running your corporation or competing with you in a relay race. Doctors use the word indolent to describe medical conditions that are slow to progress.
3 meanings: 1. disliking work or effort; lazy; idle 2. pathology causing little pain 3. (esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal.... Click for more definitions.
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.
