[ 'ɪnd(ə)l(ə)nt ]
■ adjective
1》 wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
2》 Medicine (of an ulcer or other disease condition) slow to develop or heal.
Derivatives
indolence noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C17: from late L. ~- , from in- 'not' + dolere 'suffer or give pain'.