Both Uses of
sloth
in
Jane Eyre
- And if I let a gust of wind or a sprinkling of rain turn me aside from these easy tasks, what preparation would such sloth be for the future I propose to myself?
p. 404.3sloth = laziness
- No, Jane, no: this world is not the scene of fruition; do not attempt to make it so: nor of rest; do not turn slothful.
p. 451.3 *slothful = lazy
Definitions:
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(1)
(sloth as in: mental sloth) laziness (an unwillingness to work or exert oneself)
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(2)
(sloth as in: a sloth in the tree) a type of mammal that seldom moves and is very slow when it does move