Meaning

3 senses

  1. Synonym of indolence.

    (obsolete)Habitual laziness or sloth.

  2. (obsolete)A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.

  3. (obsolete)A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin indolentia (“freedom from pain; insensibility”) (see further at indole

Borrowed from Latin indolentia (“freedom from pain; insensibility”) (see further at indolence) + English -ency (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states).

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Forms

plural: indolencies
Singularindolency
Pluralindolencies

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
indoindoctrinateindoctrinationindolenceC2indolentC2indomitableindoorA2indoorsB1
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