# indolent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪn.də.lənt/ · frequency rank #69,950

## Definitions
1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
2. Inducing laziness.
3. Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).
4. Healing slowly.

## Etymology
From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). The later sense of “living easily, slothful” perhaps developed in French.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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