indolent

Questions about indolent

What does indolent mean?

indolent means "disinclined to work or exertion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in indolent?

indolent has 3 syllables: in-do-lent. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪndələnt/.

What is another word for indolent?

Close synonyms include faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is indolent a common word?

indolent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.