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Webster 1913 Edition


Indolent

In′do-lent

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + L.
dolens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
dolere
to feel pain: cf. F.
indolent
. See
Dolorous
.]
1.
Free from toil, pain, or trouble.
[Obs.]
2.
Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive;
as, an
indolent
man
.
To waste long nights in
indolent
repose.
Pope.
Syn. – Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See
Idle
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Indolent

IN'DOLENT

,
Adj.
Habitually idle or indisposed to labor; lazy; listless; sluggish; indulging in ease; applied to persons.
1.
Inactive; idle; as an indolent life.
2.
Free from pain; as an indolent tumor.