indolence
French, noun/ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃s/
indolence is spelled I-N-D-O-L-E-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 75,533rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indolence is a French feminine noun meaning “laziness, indolence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Disposition à éviter tout effort, toute peine”.
What does indolence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteinsensibility, lack of pain
- 2
femininelaziness, indolence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Disposition à éviter tout effort, toute peine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of indolence
- indolences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indolence?
- /ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indolence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indolence in French?
indolence appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).