indolence

«indolence» in Mova's school dictionary: Laziness; not wanting to work or make an effort — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (indolence — uncountable; formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Laziness; not wanting to work or make an effort. tree →

2) A relaxed, slow, lazy state, as on a hot day. tree →

sense in the lessons

A literary and formal word, found in stories and old books: an idle character's indolence. In everyday talk people say «laziness». Phrases: a life of indolence, sheer indolence, summer indolence.

examples

• The king lived a life of indolence while his people worked. tree →
• His indolence meant the garden was full of weeds. tree →
• On the hot afternoon the cats lay in happy indolence. tree →
• The teacher blamed his poor marks on indolence. tree →
• The story warned against indolence and greed. tree →
• After a busy term, we enjoyed a week of indolence on the beach. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective «indolent». Formal and judging; being tired or ill is not indolence.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «indolence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.