Indolence vs. Laziness

Indolencenoun

Habitual laziness or sloth.

Indolencenoun

Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc.

Indolencenoun

The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or lack of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity.

Indolencenoun

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

Lazinessnoun

The quality of being lazy

Lazinessnoun

The state or quality of being lazy.

Lazinessnoun

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

Lazinessnoun

apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Laziness

Laziness (also known as indolence) is disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to exert oneself. It is often used as a pejorative; terms for a person seen to be lazy include , , and .