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Indolent vs. Lazy — What's the Difference?

Indolent vs. Lazy — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Indolent and Lazy

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Indolent

Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.

Lazy

Not willing to work or be energetic.

Indolent

Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic
Humid, indolent weather.

Lazy

Slow-moving; sluggish
A lazy river.

Indolent

Causing little or no pain
An indolent tumor.
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Lazy

Conducive to inactivity or indolence
A lazy summer day.

Indolent

Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
An indolent ulcer.

Lazy

Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.

Indolent

Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.

Lazy

Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
Get out of bed, you lazy lout!

Indolent

Inducing laziness
Indolent comfort

Lazy

Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.

Indolent

(medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)

Lazy

Showing a lack of effort or care.
Lazy writing

Indolent

(medicine) Healing slowly

Lazy

Sluggish; slow-moving.
We strolled along beside a lazy stream.

Indolent

Free from toil, pain, or trouble.

Lazy

Lax:

Indolent

Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.
To waste long nights in indolent repose.

Lazy

Droopy.
A lazy-eared rabbit

Indolent

Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.

Lazy

(optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.

Indolent

Disinclined to work or exertion;
Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
An indolent hanger-on
Too lazy to wash the dishes
Shiftless idle youth
Slothful employees
The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy

Lazy

Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.

Indolent

Of tumors e.g.; slow to heal or develop and usually painless;
An indolent ulcer
Leprosy is an indolent infectious disease

Lazy

(comptheory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
A lazy algorithm

Lazy

Wicked; vicious.

Lazy

(informal) To laze, act in a lazy manner.

Lazy

A lazy person.

Lazy

(obsolete) Sloth (animal).

Lazy

Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work.

Lazy

Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream.

Lazy

Wicked; vicious.

Lazy

Moving slowly and gently;
Up a lazy river
Lazy white clouds
At a lazy pace

Lazy

Disinclined to work or exertion;
Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
An indolent hanger-on
Too lazy to wash the dishes
Shiftless idle youth
Slothful employees
The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy

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