The meaning of Indolence

noun

The state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep.

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The insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy, allowing them to resist freezing

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The state of being dormant (= not active or growing but able to become active later)

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Warm temperatures bring the seeds out of dormancy.

noun

Lack of interest or excitement.

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Tasks of such repetitive and numbing dullness

noun

Laziness; indolence.

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He was punished for his idleness at school

noun

The state of not working or being used

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They live in an enforced idleness., jumping into an exercise routine after weeks of idleness can ca…

noun

Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate.

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Future generations will condemn us for inaction

noun

Failure to do anything that might provide a solution to a problem

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The mayor was criticized for his inaction on problems affecting the city’s poor.

noun

The state of being inactive; idleness.

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Don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity

noun

The situation when not much is happening, for example when not much buying or selling is taking place

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A long period of inactivity, inactivity in the financial markets

noun

A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

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The bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government

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The tendency not to change what is happening

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Many teachers were reluctant to use computers in their classrooms simply out of inertia.

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A situation in which there is very little activity or interest, or people are unwilling to make an effort to change

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Bureaucratic/government/managerial inertia

noun

Tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable.

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Her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor

noun

The quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness.

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It was sheer laziness on my part

noun

The quality of not being willing to work or use any effort

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I could go to the gym - it's just laziness that stops me., the problem has been caused by laziness …

noun

A lack of energy and enthusiasm.

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There was an air of lethargy about him

noun

The quality of not being or not seeming to be alive

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The skin is a mottled yellow, plasticky in its lifelessness., the therapy can be good for low spiri…

adjective

Originally called; born (used before the name by which a man was originally known).

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Al kelly, né kabish

abbreviation

Nebraska (in official postal use).

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 10, an inert gaseous element of the noble gas group. it is obtained by the distillation of liquid air and is used in fluorescent lamps and illuminated advertising signs.

noun

Reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness.

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He should overcome his natural sloth and complacency

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An animal that moves very slowly and spends much of its time hanging by its feet from trees

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The quality of moving or operating at a low speed.

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Elizabeth made her way upstairs with painful slowness

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The quality or fact of being sluggish (= moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy)

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I’ve been experiencing a few minor health issues recently, such as fatigue and general sluggishness…

noun

The state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm

noun

A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.

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They veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism

noun

The state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm