Indolent vs Lazy - What's the Difference?

Indolent

Lazy

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
  • disinclined to work or exertion
Definition as Adjective
  • moving slowly and gently
  • disinclined to work or exertion

Examples

  • "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
  • "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"
  • "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
  • "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"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective