indolent
Averse to effort
Indolent means habitually lazy or disinclined to exertion.
An indolent person avoids work or effort: He spent an indolent summer reading novels on the porch.
The word carries a slightly literary or formal tone, often suggesting comfortable laziness rather than mere sloth.
In medical contexts, indolent describes conditions that progress slowly and cause little pain: an indolent tumor.
Habitually avoiding exertion
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- loafingPassing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
lollygagging · lackadaisical · procrastinating · shirking · malingering · workshy · bone-idle · do-nothing
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- languidWeak and without vigor
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
somnolent · enervated · fatigued · weary · stuporous · heavy · slow-moving · leaden
Lacking interest or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
impassive · unmoved · uncaring · dispassionate · detached · aloof · uninterested · blasé
slothful
Habitually avoiding exertion
dawdling · lollygagging · lackadaisical · procrastinating · shirking · malingering · workshy · bone-idle · do-nothing · layabout
sluggish
Slow and inactive
drowsy · somnolent · enervated · fatigued · weary · stuporous · heavy · slow-moving · leaden · droopy
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
phlegmatic · impassive · unmoved · uncaring · dispassionate · detached · aloof · uninterested · blasé · insouciant
ulcer
Erosive tissue wound
festering · necrotic · granuloma · tropical · cutaneous · leishmaniasis
- stillnessstillness, motionless, motionlessness, immobility, unmoving
- low energytired, drained, sluggish, lethargic, listless
indolentindustrious
Devoted to steady effort
diligent · hard-working · assiduous · sedulous · tireless
indolentambitious
Strongly desiring achievement
enterprising · zealous · driven · motivated · enthusiastic