indolence
noun
/ˈɪndl̩(ə)ns/
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- Habitual laziness or sloth.
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indolence,
oisiveté
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indolent
adjective
/ˈɪn.də.lənt/
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- Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
- (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
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indolent
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indole
noun
/ˈɪndɒl/
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- (organic compound) An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.
- (organic compound) Any of the derivatives of indole.
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indole
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