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Detailed Synonyms for sloth in English

sloth:

sloth [the ~] noun

  1. the sloth
    the sluggard; the sloth; the lazy bones
  2. the sloth
    the inertia; the laziness; the slowness; the tardiness; the inertness; the sluggishness; the sloth; the lethargy; the unwieldiness; the indolence; the ponderousness; the listlessness
  3. the sloth
    – apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) 1
    the sloth; the laziness; the acedia
    – apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) 1
  4. the sloth
    – any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits 1
    the sloth; the tree sloth
    – any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits 1
  5. the sloth
    – a disinclination to work or exert yourself 1
    the sloth; the slothfulness
    – a disinclination to work or exert yourself 1

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Related Definitions for "sloth":

  1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)1
  2. any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits1
  3. a disinclination to work or exert yourself1

Related Synonyms for sloth