as in inertia
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
a general feeling of indolence usually overtakes them during summer vacation
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The real killer is our indolence.
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Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013
On the right, cash payments are seen to promote indolence and inflation.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
For some, the notion of an isolated, utterly private Caribbean atoll may conjure up fantasies of tropical indolence — chaise longues on a white-sand beach, umbrella drinks and perhaps a paperback.
—Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
Choni vividly realized the mix of perfumed indolence and frenzy in Scriabin’s Fourth Sonata.
—Dallas News, 13 June 2022
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Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013
On the right, cash payments are seen to promote indolence and inflation.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
For some, the notion of an isolated, utterly private Caribbean atoll may conjure up fantasies of tropical indolence — chaise longues on a white-sand beach, umbrella drinks and perhaps a paperback.
—Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
Choni vividly realized the mix of perfumed indolence and frenzy in Scriabin’s Fourth Sonata.
—Dallas News, 13 June 2022
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“Indolence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indolence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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