sloth
nounEtymology
From Middle English slouthe, slewthe (“laziness”), from Old English slǣwþ (“sloth, indolence, laziness, inertness, torpor”), from Proto-West Germanic *slaiwiþu, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
- inherited from *slaiwiþu✻
- inherited from slǣwþ
- inherited from slouthe
Definitions
Laziness
Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
- Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.
- Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.
Any animal in the suborder Folivora.
A group of bears.
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To be idle
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.
The neighborhood
- synonymtardigradeanimal
- antonymdiligence
- neighborslowth
- neighborone-toed slothanimal
- neighbortwo-toed slothanimal
- neighborthree-toed slothanimal
- neighborfour-toed slothanimal
- neighborAustralian slothanimal
- neighborground slothanimal
- neighborpale-throated slothanimal
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at sloth. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at sloth. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at sloth
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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