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Meaning of indolency | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɪndələnsi

Definitions

  1. Synonym of indolence.
  2. Habitual laziness or sloth.
  3. A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.
  4. A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

Examples

“[T]he sect of Philosophie, that hath most preferred sensualitie, hath also placed the same but to indolencie or unfeeling of paine.”
“Civil interests I call life, liberty, health, and indolency of body; and the possession of outward things, such as money, lands, houses, furniture, and the like.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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