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indolent
 
SYLLABICATION:in·do·lent
PRONUNCIATION:  nd-lnt
ADJECTIVE:1a. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See synonyms at lazy. b. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather. 2a. Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor. b. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive: an indolent ulcer.
ETYMOLOGY:Late Latin indolns, indolent-, painless : Latin in-, not; see in–1 + Latin dolns, present participle of dolre, to feel pain.
OTHER FORMS:indo·lent·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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