different between inaction vs indolence

English

Etymology

From French inaction, from in- + action.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?æk??n/

Noun

inaction (countable and uncountable, plural inactions)

1. Lack of action or activity or labor

   Synonyms: idleness, rest, inertness, inertia

Related terms

• inactive
• inactively
• inactivity

Translations

References

• inaction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• inaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• intonaci, nicotian

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nak.sj??/

Noun

inaction f (plural inactions)

1. inactivity

Descendants

• Russian: ???????????? (bezdéjstvije), ???????????????? (bezdéjatel?nost?) (calques)

English

Etymology

From Middle French indolence, from Latin indolentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd?l?ns/

Noun

indolence (usually uncountable, plural indolences)

1. Habitual laziness or sloth.
   • 1912, Stewart Edward White, chapter 19, in The Sign at Six:

     [H]er whole figure expressed a tense vibrant life in singular contrast to the apparent indolence of the men at whom she was talking.

   • 2001 September 10, Garrison Keillor, “In praise of laziness”, in Time^[1]:

     [N]ow, after five weeks of doing nothing, I am an authority on the subject of indolence and glad to share my views with you.

Synonyms

• indolency

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.d?.l??s/

Noun

indolence f (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) insensibility, lack of pain
2. laziness, indolence

Further reading

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