indolence UK /ˈɪndəl(ə)ns/US /ˈɪndl̩əns/ noun4 •Habitual laziness or sloth.He [Samuel Johnson] seemed to learn by intuition; for though indolence and procrastination vvere inherent in his constitution, vvhenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else. — 1791 •Lack of pain in a tumour. •(no longer used) A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.Novv, to begin vvith Fortitude, they say it is the meane betvveen Covvardise & rash Audacitie, […] Clemencie & Mildnesse, betvveene senselesse Indolence and Crueltie: […] — 1603 •(no longer used) A state of repose in which neither pain nor pleasure is experienced. formsindolences