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Synonyms for indolence
in·do·lence
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
indolence
Synonyms:
changeableness, fickleness, idleness, inattention, inconstancy, neglect, negligence, remissness, slothAntonyms:
application, assiduity, attention, constancy, diligence, effort, exertion, industry, intentness, labor, pains, patience, perseverance, persistence, sedulousness
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indolencenoun
Synonyms:
laziness, slothfulness, sloth, inertness, idleness, sluggishness
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indolencenoun
Synonyms:
idleness, laziness, indulgence, sloth, inactivity, faineance
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List of paraphrases for "indolence":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11158 | neglect | |
#12928 | negligence | |
#22959 | inertia | |
#38659 | sloth | |
#41296 | laziness | |
#67297 | idleness | |
#75377 | inattention | |
#115916 | indolence | |
#219450 | fickleness | |
#233090 | inconstancy |
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Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state we must be doing something to be happy.
The great difficulty is first to win a reputation; the next to keep it while you live; and the next to preserve it after you die, when affection and interest are over, and nothing but sterling excellence can preserve your name. Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.
Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest and cowardice.
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.
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