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Added 9 October 2026

indolent

/ˈɪn.də.lənt/ adjective

In Latin: piger Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about indolent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Disinclined to work or exertion.
faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless.
an indolent ulcer

Origin

From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). The later sense of “living easily, slothful” perhaps developed in French.

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