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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•do•lence (in′dl əns),USA pronunciation n. - the quality or state of being indolent.
- Latin indolentia freedom from pain; see indolent, -ence
- 1595–1605
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•do•lent /ˈɪndələnt/USA pronunciation adj. - lazy;
slothful.
in•do•lence, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•do•lent (in′dl ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion;
slothful:an indolent person. - Pathologycausing little or no pain;
inactive or relatively benign:an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.
- Latin indolent- (stem of indolēns), equivalent. to in- in-3 + dolent- (stem of dolēns) present participle of dolēre to be pain-ful, be in pain; see dole2, -ent
- 1655–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slow, inactive, sluggish, torpid. See idle.
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