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Definition of Sloth
1. Noun. A disinclination to work or exert yourself.
Generic synonyms: Disinclination, Hesitancy, Hesitation, Indisposition, Reluctance
Derivative terms: Slothful
2. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Edentate
Group relationships: Bradypodidae, Family Bradypodidae
Specialized synonyms: Ai, Bradypus Tridactylus, Three-toed Sloth, Choloepus Didactylus, Two-toed Sloth, Unai, Unau, Choloepus Hoffmanni, Two-toed Sloth, Unai, Unau
3. Noun. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Definition of Sloth
1. n. Slowness; tardiness.
2. v. i. To be idle.
Definition of Sloth
1. Noun. Laziness; slowness in the mindset. ¹
2. Noun. A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families ''Megalonychidae'' and ''Bradypodidae'', noted for its slowness and inactivity. ¹
3. Noun. (rare) A collective term for a group of bears. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sloth
1. a slow-moving arboreal mammal [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sloth
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1. Slowness; tardiness. "These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome." (Shak)
2. Disinclination to action or labour; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. "[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth." (Milton) "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears." (Franklin)
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