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indolent

[ in-dl-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:

    an indolent person.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign:

    an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.



indolent

/ ˈɪԻəəԳ /

adjective

  1. disliking work or effort; lazy; idle
  2. pathol causing little pain

    an indolent tumour

  3. (esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻDZԳ, noun
  • ˈԻDZԳٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d·Գ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of indolent1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin indolent- (stem of ԻDZŧԲ ), equivalent to in- in- 3 + dolent- (stem of DZŧԲ ), present participle of DZŧ “to be painful, be in pain”; dole 2, -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of indolent1

C17: from Latin ԻDZŧԲ not feeling pain, from in- 1+ DZŧԲ, from DZŧ to grieve, cause distress
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Synonym Study

See idle.
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During the summer, outdoor chairs overlook the water for the indolent; more active visitors can borrow bicycles to explore the tiny neighborhood on the Toke Point peninsula.

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He did at some point own a Lake Erie steamship, which may have confused those indolent researchers Allen and Rice.

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The truce idea was not born of naivete, but of desperation, in a country with over 110,000 disappeared and woefully indolent or over-worked police and forensics examiners.

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Just when I thought I could be indolent, I’ve got to work.

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Most of those tumors are deemed “indolent,” meaning that they don’t spread or cause bothersome symptoms.

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