I like the word "indolence". It makes my laziness seem classy.
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Indolence
/ˈɪndəl(ə)ns/
Synonyms for "indolence" (112 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Noun(1 words)
a wise passivenessabeyanceapathycatalepsycatatoniacautiousnesscircumspectioncontemplationcontemplative lifecreepingdeadlinessdeathlinessdeliberatenessdeliberationdilatorinessdo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdolce far nientedormancy
Strong matches (33)
Related words (56)
lotus-eatingmeditationmere existencemere tropismneutralismneutralityneutralnessnoninvolvementnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistanceoscitancypacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivity
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pokinesspolicyprocrastinationquiescencequietismreluctanceremissnessrestshiftlessnessslacknessslothslothfulnessslouchslownesssluggardysluggishnessspring feverstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasissuspensetentativenesstorpiditytorporvagrancyvegetationvis inertiaevita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waiting
Adjective(1 words)
romanian pasivitate
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2 entrieschronic indolencehabitual indolence
Collocations
6 entrieschronic indolencecultural indolencehabitual indolenceintellectual indolencemoral indolenceprofessional indolence
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
She stood looming down at him, attacking him for indolence and irreverence, blasphemy and ignorance, while waving her umbrella.
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Your religion promotes indolence.
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Our problem is not ignorance, but indolence.
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