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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