ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIindolent
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indolent
Meaning: wanting to avoid activity; lazy
indolent in a sentence
How indolent is used in real sentences:
An indolent afternoon stretched into a wasted day.
The indolent cat slept all afternoon.
“A sea anemone looked indolent during midday heat, yet time-lapse images showed it shifting whenever shade crossed the basin.”
— from the passage A Basin Between Tides
Synonyms for indolent
Other words for indolent — lazy, idle and slothful — carry the same meaning.
- lazy
- idle
- slothful
Antonyms of indolent
Words that mean the opposite of indolent:
- industrious
- active
- energetic
Where it comes from
From Latin in- 'not' + dolere 'to feel pain'
Memory hook
INDOLENT — wants no DO-lent (effort).