Ĭn'do-lent, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. indolent, It. & Sp. indolente, from Lat. in and dolere, to feel pain.]

Sense 1. Free from suffering, exertion, or toil; exempt from trouble. [Obs.]

Sense 2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. “Indolent repose.” Pope.

Indolent tumor (Med.), a tumor causing little or no pain.

Synonyms—Idle; lazy; sluggish; listless; inactive. See IDLE.