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sloth
UK /sləʊθ/ US /slɔθ/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
best, frank, live, own, robotic, short
VERB + SLOTH
defeated, like, lust, saw, smells
SLOTH + NOUN
laze, laziness, mother, sin, tree, untidiness, zoo
PREP.
from, in
ADV.
surprisingly
Definitions
noun
1
Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
Who having ſpilt much blood, and don much waſte / Subduing Nations, and achievd thereby / Fame in the World, high titles, and rich prey, / Shall change thir courſe to pleaſure, eaſe, and ſloth, / Surfet, and luſt, till wantonneſs and pride / Raiſe out of friendſhip hoſtil deeds in Peace.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.
2
Any animal in the suborder Folivora.
3
Any animal in the suborder Folivora.
4
A group of bears.
verb
1
To be idle; to idle (away time).
[…] 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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified
- laziness
- acedia
noun — a disinclination to work or exert yourself
- slothfulness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Who having ſpilt much blood, and don much waſte / Subduing Nations, and achievd thereby / Fame in the World, high titles, and rich prey, / Shall change thir courſe to pleaſure, eaſe, and ſloth, / Surf
Wiktionary02
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.
Wiktionary03
Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.
Wiktionary04
[…] the most of professors are for imbezzeling, mispending and slothing away their time, their talents, their opportunities to do good in […]
Wiktionary05
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.
Wiktionary06
A sloth must conserve its energy because it eats a low-calorie diet of leaves.
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