Meaning & Definition of Indolent in English

1. Disinclined to work or exertion

• "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"

2. (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless

• "An indolent ulcer"

• "Leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"