Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indolency

/ˈɪndəˌlənsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-dol-en-cy
IPA: /ˈɪndəˌlənsi/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of indolence.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of indolence.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of indolence.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[T]he sect of Philosophie, that hath most preferred sensualitie, hath also placed the same but to indolencie or unfeeling of paine."
"Civil interests I call life, liberty, health, and indolency of body; and the possession of outward things, such as money, lands, houses, furniture, and the like."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *delh₁-, indolentia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪndəˌlənsi/
British English: /ˈɪndələnsi/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

indolencies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce indolency?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪndəˌlənsi/.
What does indolency mean?: Synonym of indolence.
Where does indolency come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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