indolent

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English

WOTD – 18 December 2008

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) +‎ dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.də.lənt/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)

  1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
    The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 18:
      Mr. Churchill has pride; but his pride is nothing to his wife’s: his is a quiet, indolent, gentlemanlike sort of pride that would harm nobody, and only make himself a little helpless and tiresome; but her pride is arrogance and insolence!
  2. Inducing laziness
    indolent comfort
  3. (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
  4. (medicine) Healing slowly

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French

Etymology

From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“pain”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

indolent (feminine indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)

  1. indolent (all senses)

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French indolent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪndoˈlɛnt/, /ˈɪndolɛnt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧do‧lent

Adjective

indolent (strong nominative masculine singular indolenter, comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)

  1. indolent (mentally lazy)
    Synonym: denkfaul
  2. (medicine) insensible to pain

Declension

Positive forms of indolent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist indolent sie ist indolent es ist indolent sie sind indolent
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative indolenter indolente indolentes indolente
genitive indolenten indolenter indolenten indolenter
dative indolentem indolenter indolentem indolenten
accusative indolenten indolente indolentes indolente
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der indolente die indolente das indolente die indolenten
genitive des indolenten der indolenten des indolenten der indolenten
dative dem indolenten der indolenten dem indolenten den indolenten
accusative den indolenten die indolente das indolente die indolenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein indolenter eine indolente ein indolentes (keine) indolenten
genitive eines indolenten einer indolenten eines indolenten (keiner) indolenten
dative einem indolenten einer indolenten einem indolenten (keinen) indolenten
accusative einen indolenten eine indolente ein indolentes (keine) indolenten
Comparative forms of indolent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist indolenter sie ist indolenter es ist indolenter sie sind indolenter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative indolenterer indolentere indolenteres indolentere
genitive indolenteren indolenterer indolenteren indolenterer
dative indolenterem indolenterer indolenterem indolenteren
accusative indolenteren indolentere indolenteres indolentere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der indolentere die indolentere das indolentere die indolenteren
genitive des indolenteren der indolenteren des indolenteren der indolenteren
dative dem indolenteren der indolenteren dem indolenteren den indolenteren
accusative den indolenteren die indolentere das indolentere die indolenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein indolenterer eine indolentere ein indolenteres (keine) indolenteren
genitive eines indolenteren einer indolenteren eines indolenteren (keiner) indolenteren
dative einem indolenteren einer indolenteren einem indolenteren (keinen) indolenteren
accusative einen indolenteren eine indolentere ein indolenteres (keine) indolenteren
Superlative forms of indolent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am indolentesten sie ist am indolentesten es ist am indolentesten sie sind am indolentesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative indolentester indolenteste indolentestes indolenteste
genitive indolentesten indolentester indolentesten indolentester
dative indolentestem indolentester indolentestem indolentesten
accusative indolentesten indolenteste indolentestes indolenteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der indolenteste die indolenteste das indolenteste die indolentesten
genitive des indolentesten der indolentesten des indolentesten der indolentesten
dative dem indolentesten der indolentesten dem indolentesten den indolentesten
accusative den indolentesten die indolenteste das indolenteste die indolentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein indolentester eine indolenteste ein indolentestes (keine) indolentesten
genitive eines indolentesten einer indolentesten eines indolentesten (keiner) indolentesten
dative einem indolentesten einer indolentesten einem indolentesten (keinen) indolentesten
accusative einen indolentesten eine indolenteste ein indolentestes (keine) indolentesten

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Further reading

  • “indolent” in Duden online
  • “indolent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indolent, from Latin indolens.

Pronunciation

Adjective

indolent m or n (feminine singular indolentă, masculine plural indolenți, feminine and neuter plural indolente)

  1. indolent

Declension

Declension of indolent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite indolent indolentă indolenți indolente
definite indolentul indolenta indolenții indolentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite indolent indolente indolenți indolente
definite indolentului indolentei indolenților indolentelor
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