Search Result:indolent
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋIndәlәnt 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊindәlәnt 〕
Overview of adj indolent
The adj indolent has 2 senses
- faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (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")
- indolent -- ((of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease")