indolent
French, adjective/ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃/
indolent is spelled I-N-D-O-L-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 88,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indolent is a French adjective meaning “indolent (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne cause pas de douleur, indolore”.
What does indolent mean in English?
adjective
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indolent (all senses)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne cause pas de douleur, indolore. 2. À développement lent, par opposition à agressif. 3. Insensible, qui ne se laisse pas affecter. 4. Nonchalant.
noun: 1. Personne nonchalante.
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 indolent
- indolente feminine
- indolents masculine plural
- indolentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indolent?
- /ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.dɔ.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indolent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indolent in French?
indolent appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).