Both Uses of
indolent
in
The Age of Innocence
- She was indolent, passive, the caustic even called her dull
Chpt 3 *indolent = lazy
- But it was as if she too had shifted her place, and he still saw her, between himself and the trees, drooping over the fire with her indolent smile.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(indolent as in: she is naturally indolent) lazy; disinclined to work
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Indolent is also used in medicine to describe conditions (e.g., some tumors) that are slow to develop or heal and are painless. Very rarely it may refer to something that is slow and unenergetic without any connotation of laziness--such as small lapping waves.