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indolency

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪndələnsi/
  • General-American: /ˈɪndəˌlənsi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of indolence.

Habitual laziness or sloth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of indolence.

A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of indolence.

A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolentia (“freedom from pain; insensibility”) (see further at indolence) + English -ency (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states).