[ sləʊθ ]
■ noun
1》 reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness.
2》 a slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from branches using its long limbs and hooked claws. [Genera Bradypus ( three-toed ~s ) and Choloepus ( two-toed ~s ).]
Derivatives
~ful adjective
~fully adverb
~fulness noun
Origin
OE: from slow + -th 2 .