Word of the Day – Indolent

Indolent (adj)

in-dol-ent

Having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful

First recorded in 1655–65. Formed from the Latin in-3 + dolent-, (from dolēre, “to be painful, be in pain”); see dole2, -ent.

Example sentences

“She was such an indolent child, hardly ever choosing to do anything of her own free will.”