indolency

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indolency

/ˈɪndələnsi/ UK
/ˈɪndəˌlənsi/ US

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

noun indolencies

obsolete Habitual laziness or sloth.
obsolete A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling. [T]he sect of Philosophie, that hath most preferred sensualitie, hath also placed the same but to indolencie or unfeeling of paine.
obsolete A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced.

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@misc{indolency_2026,
  title = {indolency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indolency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}