different between imperturbable vs indolent

English

Etymology

From Middle French imperturbable, from Late Latin imperturb?bilis, from im- + perturb? + -bilis. Surface analysis im- + perturbable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??mp??t??b?b?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??mp??t?b?b?l/

Adjective

imperturbable (comparative more imperturbable, superlative most imperturbable)

1. Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.
2. Calm and collected, even under pressure.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturb?bilis.

Adjective

imperturbable (plural imperturbables)

1. imperturbable

Derived terms

• imperturbablement

Further reading

• “imperturbable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• imperturbábel

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturb?bilis.

Adjective

imperturbable m or f (plural imperturbables)

1. imperturbable

Derived terms

• imperturbabilidade
• imperturbablemente

Further reading

• “imperturbable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturb?bilis.

Adjective

imperturbable m (feminine singular imperturbabla, masculine plural imperturbables, feminine plural imperturbablas)

1. imperturbable

Derived terms

• imperturbabilitat
• imperturbablament

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin imperturb?bilis.

Adjective

imperturbable (plural imperturbables)

1. imperturbable

Derived terms

• imperturbabilidad
• imperturbablemente

Further reading

• “imperturbable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) +? dol?ns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??n.d?.l?nt/

Adjective

indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)

1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
2. Inducing laziness

3. (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
4. (medicine) Healing slowly

Synonyms

• idle, work-shy; see also Thesaurus:lazy

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• deltonin, nontiled

French

Etymology

From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indol?ns, from in- (“not”) + dol?ns (“pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.d?.l??/
• Homophone: indolents

Adjective

indolent (feminine singular indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)

1. indolent (all senses)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French indolent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ndo?l?nt/, /??ndol?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?do?lent

Adjective

indolent (comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)

1. indolent (mentally lazy)

   Synonym: denkfaul

2. (medicine) insensible to pain

Declension

Related terms

• Indolenz

Further reading

• “indolent” in Duden online
• “indolent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens.

Adjective

indolent m or n (feminine singular indolent?, masculine plural indolen?i, feminine and neuter plural indolente)

1. indolent

Declension