English Explanatory Dictionary

indolency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of indolence.
  2. Habitual laziness or sloth.
  3. A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.
  4. A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪndələnsi/ /ˈɪndəˌlənsi/

Word forms

indolency indolencies

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolentia (“freedom from pain; insensibility”) (see further at indolence) + English -ency (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states).

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