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Indolence is an English word with synonyms like laziness or inactiveness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Indolence meaning

  1. Habitual laziness or sloth.
  2. Lack of pain in a tumour.
  3. A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.

Synonyms of Indolence

laziness inactiveness inactivity inertia

Related words

Other words often associated with Indolence or its synonyms:

trait activeness action inaction activity state sloth ease act relaxation rest acedia

Using Indolence

  • The main meaning on this page is: Habitual laziness or sloth. | Lack of pain in a tumour. | A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.
  • Useful related words include: laziness, inactiveness, inactivity, inertia.
  • In the example corpus, indolence often appears in combinations such as: indolence to, of indolence, and indolence.

Context around Indolence

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mandated 1× musical 1× studied 1×

Often after:

obesity 1× remarked 1× caused 1×

Sentence patterns with Indolence

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accused of indolence and high 1× against musical indolence 1× arrogance and indolence a noel 1× disobedience and indolence caused one 1× equated with indolence 1× given to indolence and fighting 1× life of indolence obesity and 1× s studied indolence remarked upon 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fun exercise such 1× in her heyday 1× likewise it would 1× miles was very 1× monks were accused 1× petit de bachaumont 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 may 1771 1× against musical indolence 1× and even depression 1× and high living 1× disgrace and poverty 1× equated with indolence 1×

Words around Indolence

Just before it in the word index:

indole 7 indodax 3 indoctrination 87 indoctrinating 15 indoctrinated 51 indoctrinate 26

Just after it in the word index:

indolent 16 indology 3 indomie 17 indomitable 76 indonesia 1.534 indonesian 554

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Indolence

  • In this selection, "indolence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mandated, musical, studied, obesity, remarked and caused stand out and add context to how "indolence" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accused of indolence and high and against musical indolence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "indolence" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with indolence

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Monks were accused of indolence and high living. (8 words)

Miles was very much an overseer against musical indolence. (9 words)

The indolence to questioning hate to the establishment has since popularised hashtag politicking. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

So, while countries such as France have moved to a four-day work week, or some like the Netherlands have reduced the average weekly work time to less than 30 hours, most Asian countries hold on to a stereotype in which rest is equated with indolence. (46 words)

Fun exercise such as cycling sets a child up for an adult life full of activity and inoculates against the harms in later life of indolence, obesity and hence heart disease, diabetes, and even depression. (35 words)

Likewise, it would be a cognitive failing not to make the connection between the state-mandated indolence to which policymakers appealed at the height of the pandemic and the violence we’re seeing today. (34 words)

Example sentences (10)

Likewise, it would be a cognitive failing not to make the connection between the state-mandated indolence to which policymakers appealed at the height of the pandemic and the violence we’re seeing today.

Miles was very much an overseer against musical indolence.

So, while countries such as France have moved to a four-day work week, or some like the Netherlands have reduced the average weekly work time to less than 30 hours, most Asian countries hold on to a stereotype in which rest is equated with indolence.

Fun exercise such as cycling sets a child up for an adult life full of activity and inoculates against the harms in later life of indolence, obesity and hence heart disease, diabetes, and even depression.

In her heyday, Princess Margaret was known for her beauty, arrogance and indolence, a Noel Coward character birthed for Fleet Street.

The indolence to questioning hate to the establishment has since popularised hashtag politicking.

Monks were accused of indolence and high living.

Petit de Bachaumont's studied "indolence", remarked upon in his obituary, Mémoires secrets, under 2 May 1771.

Squares of Fulfillment, Grace and Success were accessible by ladders of Thrift, Penitence and Industry and snakes of Indulgence, Disobedience and Indolence caused one to end up in Illness, Disgrace and Poverty.

The young Keats was described by his friend Edward Holmes as a volatile character, "always in extremes", given to indolence and fighting.

Common combinations with indolence

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "indolence" in a sentence?
An example: "Likewise, it would be a cognitive failing not to make the connection between the state-mandated indolence to which policymakers appealed at the height of the pandemic and the violence we’re seeing today." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "indolence" from authentic English texts.
What does "indolence" mean?
Indolence means: Habitual laziness or sloth.
What are synonyms of "indolence"?
Common synonyms of "indolence" include: laziness, inactiveness, inactivity, inertia.
How many example sentences with "indolence" are there?
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