Indolency

//ˈɪndələnsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of indolence.; Habitual laziness or sloth. obsolete
  2. 2
    Synonym of indolence.; A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling. obsolete

    "[T]he sect of Philosophie, that hath most preferred sensualitie, hath also placed the same but to indolencie or unfeeling of paine."

  3. 3
    Synonym of indolence.; A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced. obsolete

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"[T]he sect of Philosophie, that hath most preferred sensualitie, hath also placed the same but to indolencie or unfeeling of paine."

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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