Synonyms for Indolence
in·do·lence

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1. indolencenoun

   Synonyms:
   indolency

2. indolencenoun

   Habitual laziness or sloth.

   Synonyms:
   indolency

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1. indolence

   Synonyms:
   changeableness, fickleness, idleness, inattention, inconstancy, neglect, negligence, remissness, sloth

   Antonyms:
   application, assiduity, attention, constancy, diligence, effort, exertion, industry, intentness, labor, pains, patience, perseverance, persistence, sedulousness

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1. indolence, lazinessnoun

   inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

   Synonyms:
   acedia, laziness, sloth, indolence

Matched Categories

1. • Inactiveness

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1. indolencenoun

   Synonyms:
   laziness, slothfulness, sloth, inertness, idleness, sluggishness

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1. indolencenoun

   Synonyms:
   idleness, laziness, indulgence, sloth, inactivity, faineance

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1. List of paraphrases for "indolence":

   inertia

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How to use Indolence in a sentence?

1. Plato:

   Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.

2. Thomas Chandler Haliburton:

   Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

3. Mahatma Gandhi:

   Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.

4. Mahatma Gandhi:

   Indolence is a delightful but distressing state we must be doing something to be happy.

5. Jean de la Bruyere:

   Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.