indolentadj.n.

/ˈɪndəʊlənt/

Etymology: < late Latin indolēnt-em (Jerome: ‘dicamus ἀπηλγήκοτες indolentes sive indolorios’), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dolēns grieving, dolent adj. and n. Compare French indolent (16–17th cent.).

A. adj.

a. Pathology. Causing no pain, painless; esp. in indolent tumour, indolent ulcer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > harmless to health > specific

windless1562

unulcerate1583

poisonless1608

indolent1663

unsuffocative1822

unsuppurative1822

unpoisoned1860

non-irritant1869

incorrosive1871

non-irritating1871

unulcerated1879

non-allergic1936

hypo-allergenic1953

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > free from pain > not causing pain

painless1534

indolent1663

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. i. 25 Curing of cancers..by the outward application of an indolent powder.

1714 R. Russell in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 277 An Indolent Tumour in her Breast.

1783 P. Pott Chirurg. Wks. (new ed.) II. 286 As he lay on his back, it was perfectly indolent; but in an erect posture..he complained of pain.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 58 I was led to inquire further, whether the surface might not be sometimes irritable and sometimes indolent.

1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iii. iii. 133 Ceratum Cantharidis..is used to..stimulate issues and indolent ulcers.

†b. loosely. Of a pain: Very slight. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > slight pain

indolent1739

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xliv. 163 He felt an indolent Pain on the Shoulder.

2. Of persons, their disposition, action, etc.: Averse to toil or exertion; slothful, lazy, idle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective]

sweerc725

foridledc1230

idlea1300

faintc1325

recrayed1340

slewful1340

nicea1398

sleuthya1400

delicate?c1400

sleuthfulc1400

slothfulc1400

sloth1412

lurdanc1480

luskinga1500

luskish15..

droning1509

bumbard?a1513

slottery1513

desidiousa1540

lazy1549

slovening1549

truanta1550

sleuth1567

litherly1573

truantly1579

dronish1580

lubberly1580

truant-like1583

shiftless1584

sluggard1594

fat1598

lusky1604

sweatless1606

clumse1611

easeful1611

loselly1611

do-littlea1613

sluggardisha1627

pigritious1638

drony1653

murcid1656

thokisha1682

shammockinga1704

indolent1710

huddroun1721

nothing-doing1724

desidiose1727

lusk1775

slack-twisted1794

sweert1817

bone-lazya1825

lurgy1828

straight-backed1830

do-nothing1832

slobbish1833

bone idle1836

slouch1837

lotophagous1841

shammocky1841

bein1847

thoky1847

lotus-eating1852

fainéant1855

sluggardly1865

lazy-boned1875

do-naught1879

easy-going1879

lazyish1892

slobbed1962

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 132. ⁋4 A good-natured indolent Man.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 5. ¶1 To gratify the Senses, and keep up an indolent Attention in the Audience.

1744 H. Walpole Let. 24 Jan. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 341 I am naturally indolent, and without application to any kind of business.

1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. vi An easy and indolent disposition.

1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. ix. 112 [To] rouse the indolent and indifferent.

in extended use.1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion II. iii. i Through the meadow winds the river—careless, indolent.

†B. n.

An indolent person. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1720 Humourist 49 The Indolent remains in Suspense and Anguish.

1810 Splendid Follies I. 144 ‘Yes, yes, I see her’, replied the fair indolent.

Derivatives

ˈindolentness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727).

Draft additions 1993

Also (esp. of an ulcer) slow to heal, persistent; slow to develop or progress.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [adjective] > abscess > ulcer > qualities of

virulentc1400

wrootingc1400

fraudulent?1541

serpent?1541

walkripe1585

lachrymous1617

phagedaenical1635

phagedaenic1656

phagedaenous1659

cacoethic1684

feeding1750

indolent1826

resolutive1837

nomadic1842

1826 T. J. Graham Mod. Domestic Med. 516 The indolent ulcer is characterized by the glassy and semi-transparent appearance of the surface, in which there is little or no attempt towards healing, the sore remaining nearly in the same state for a considerable time.

1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 277 For the purpose..of ‘vitalizing’ the borders of an indolent ulcer within the nasal cavity.

1975 Arch. Internal Med. 135 143/1 Patients considered to have had an indolent stage of multiple myeloma were usually asymptomatic.

1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xv. 137/2 While some patients progress rapidly to death within a few months of diagnosis..many have relatively indolent disease with only a little progression over many years.

1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xxi. 144/1 Perforating ulcers, painful and indolent, may be seen on the plantar surface of the feet.

1990 Lancet 11 Aug. 353/2 A progressive brain disorder (eg, an indolent glioma) may have been overlooked.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	indolent
释义	indolentadj.n. /ˈɪndəʊlənt/ Etymology: < late Latin indolēnt-em (Jerome: ‘dicamus ἀπηλγήκοτες indolentes sive indolorios’), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dolēns grieving, dolent adj. and n. Compare French indolent (16–17th cent.). A. adj. 1. a. Pathology. Causing no pain, painless; esp. in indolent tumour, indolent ulcer. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > harmless to health > specific windless1562 unulcerate1583 poisonless1608 indolent1663 unsuffocative1822 unsuppurative1822 unpoisoned1860 non-irritant1869 incorrosive1871 non-irritating1871 unulcerated1879 non-allergic1936 hypo-allergenic1953 the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > free from pain > not causing pain painless1534 indolent1663 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. i. 25 Curing of cancers..by the outward application of an indolent powder. 1714 R. Russell in Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 277 An Indolent Tumour in her Breast. 1783 P. Pott Chirurg. Wks. (new ed.) II. 286 As he lay on his back, it was perfectly indolent; but in an erect posture..he complained of pain. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 58 I was led to inquire further, whether the surface might not be sometimes irritable and sometimes indolent. 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. iii. iii. 133 Ceratum Cantharidis..is used to..stimulate issues and indolent ulcers. †b. loosely. Of a pain: Very slight. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > slight pain indolent1739 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xliv. 163 He felt an indolent Pain on the Shoulder. 2. Of persons, their disposition, action, etc.: Averse to toil or exertion; slothful, lazy, idle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] sweerc725 foridledc1230 idlea1300 faintc1325 recrayed1340 slewful1340 nicea1398 sleuthya1400 delicate?c1400 sleuthfulc1400 slothfulc1400 sloth1412 lurdanc1480 luskinga1500 luskish15.. droning1509 bumbard?a1513 slottery1513 desidiousa1540 lazy1549 slovening1549 truanta1550 sleuth1567 litherly1573 truantly1579 dronish1580 lubberly1580 truant-like1583 shiftless1584 sluggard1594 fat1598 lusky1604 sweatless1606 clumse1611 easeful1611 loselly1611 do-littlea1613 sluggardisha1627 pigritious1638 drony1653 murcid1656 thokisha1682 shammockinga1704 indolent1710 huddroun1721 nothing-doing1724 desidiose1727 lusk1775 slack-twisted1794 sweert1817 bone-lazya1825 lurgy1828 straight-backed1830 do-nothing1832 slobbish1833 bone idle1836 slouch1837 lotophagous1841 shammocky1841 bein1847 thoky1847 lotus-eating1852 fainéant1855 sluggardly1865 lazy-boned1875 do-naught1879 easy-going1879 lazyish1892 slobbed1962 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 132. ⁋4 A good-natured indolent Man. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 5. ¶1 To gratify the Senses, and keep up an indolent Attention in the Audience. 1744 H. Walpole Let. 24 Jan. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 341 I am naturally indolent, and without application to any kind of business. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. vi An easy and indolent disposition. 1885 S. Cox Expos. 1st Ser. ix. 112 [To] rouse the indolent and indifferent. in extended use.1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion II. iii. i Through the meadow winds the river—careless, indolent. †B. n. An indolent person. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1720 Humourist 49 The Indolent remains in Suspense and Anguish. 1810 Splendid Follies I. 144 ‘Yes, yes, I see her’, replied the fair indolent. Derivatives ˈindolentness n. (Bailey vol. II 1727). Draft additions 1993 Also (esp. of an ulcer) slow to heal, persistent; slow to develop or progress. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [adjective] > abscess > ulcer > qualities of virulentc1400 wrootingc1400 fraudulent?1541 serpent?1541 walkripe1585 lachrymous1617 phagedaenical1635 phagedaenic1656 phagedaenous1659 cacoethic1684 feeding1750 indolent1826 resolutive1837 nomadic1842 1826 T. J. Graham Mod. Domestic Med. 516 The indolent ulcer is characterized by the glassy and semi-transparent appearance of the surface, in which there is little or no attempt towards healing, the sore remaining nearly in the same state for a considerable time. 1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 277 For the purpose..of ‘vitalizing’ the borders of an indolent ulcer within the nasal cavity. 1975 Arch. Internal Med. 135 143/1 Patients considered to have had an indolent stage of multiple myeloma were usually asymptomatic. 1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xv. 137/2 While some patients progress rapidly to death within a few months of diagnosis..many have relatively indolent disease with only a little progression over many years. 1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xxi. 144/1 Perforating ulcers, painful and indolent, may be seen on the plantar surface of the feet. 1990 Lancet 11 Aug. 353/2 A progressive brain disorder (eg, an indolent glioma) may have been overlooked. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1663
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