Sloth

Quick meaning: Sloth is a noun meaning (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.

Meaning

(uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Any animal in the suborder Folivora.
2. (collective, rare, countable) A group of bears.
3. (obsolete, intransitive, transitive) To be idle; to idle (away time).

Example Sentences

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.

Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.

[…] the most of professors are for imbezzeling, mispending and slothing away their time, their talents, their opportunities to do good in […]

That you endeavour carefully to please your Lady, Master or Mistress, be faithful, diligent and submissive to them, encline not to sloth or laze in bed, but rise early in a morning.

Word Forms

• sloths
• sloath
• slowth
• slothing
• slothed

Synonyms for sloth

Depending on context, synonyms include tardigrade, acedia, slothfulness, laziness.

Antonyms for sloth

Common opposites include diligence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include laziness, slothfulness, acedia, idleness, resty, chunk.

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