Synonyms for "acedia" (129 found)

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Closest matches (26)

slothaccedieaccidiaaloofnessangerapathyataraxiaataraxyavariceavaritiabenumbednessblahblahsboredomcarelessnesscasualnesscave of despaircave of trophoniuscomatosenessdeadly sin

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despair

Noun(5 words)

ennuiweltschmerzaccedieaccidieapathy

Strong matches (39)

desperatenessdesperationdespondencydetachmentdisconsolatenessdisinterestdispassiondisregarddisregardfulnessdrowsinessdullnesseasygoingnessenervationennuienvyfatigueforlornnessgluttonygreedgula

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heartlessnessheavinesshebetudeheedlessnesshopelessnessinanimationinappetenceinattentionincuriosityindifferenceindiscriminationinexcitabilityinsoucianceinvidiairajadednesslack of affectlack of appetite

Noun(1 words)

indifference

Related words (64)

lackadaisicalnesslanguidnesslanguishmentlanguorlanguorousnesslassitudelenitudelentorlethargicalnesslethargylifelessnesslistlessnesslustluxuriamindlessnessnegligenceno exitno wayno way outnonchalance

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numbnessoscitancypassivenesspassivityphlegmphlegmaticalnessphlegmaticnessplucklessnesspococurantismpriderecklessnessregardlessnessresignationresignednesssatednesssleepinessslothfulnessslownesssluggishnesssomnolencesoporsoporifousnessspiritlessnessspunklessnessstupefactionstuporsuperbiasupinenesstorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorporunanxiousnessunconcernunmindfulnessunsolicitousnesswearinesswithdrawnnessworld-wearinesswrath

Noun(4 words)

lazinesssamenessslothtedium

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries

deadly sinmortal sin

Synonyms

2 entries

accediesloth

Related terms

1 entries

acediast

derived

1 entries

acedious

related to

6 entries

apathyboredomcareindifferenceinterestsloth

Translations

26 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries

• апатия noun (apathy)
• мързел noun (sloth)
• незаинтересованост noun (apathy)

Farefare

2 entries

• akedia noun (sloth)
• akedia noun (apathy)

French

1 entries

• acédie noun (sloth)

German

4 entries

• Apathie noun (apathy)
• Dumpfheit noun (apathy)
• Faulheit f oder Trägheit f des Herzens noun (sloth)
• Geistes noun (sloth)

Greek

1 entries

• οκνηρία noun (sloth)

Italian

2 entries

• accidia noun (sloth)
• apatia noun (apathy)

Polish

2 entries

• acedia noun (sloth)
• apatia noun (apathy)

Spanish

1 entries

• acedia noun (sloth)

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