noun
sloth
SLOHTH/sləʊθ/
Unwillingness to work or make an effort.
She blames sloth for the chores she keeps putting off.
Etymology
The root of slow already described someone lazy or tardy in taking action; the suffix makes that quality a noun. Sloth may be a new formation or a continuation of the older noun.
In context
when this kind of sloth and torpor is present there's no energy to do anything
More examples
- His sloth leaves the rest of us doing his work.
- Needing a break is not the same as giving in to sloth.
- She fights sloth by setting one small goal each morning.
Forms
sloth
slothful adjective — Unwilling to work or make an effort.
Similar words
- laziness
- The everyday term for unwillingness to work or exert effort.
- idleness
- Describes inactivity, which may not result from unwillingness to work.