indolent
adjectiveInclined to avoid work or exertion.
One word family: also includes indolence.
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Clear all filtersInclined to avoid work or exertion.
One word family: also includes indolence.
To persuade someone or bring about a particular response.
Something that persuades or motivates someone to act.
Giving in to a desire or allowing oneself a pleasure.
Inactive or lacking the ability or tendency to move or act.
The basic systems and structures that support an organization or activity.
To violate a limit or intrude on another person's rights or space.
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To restrain, hinder, or reduce an action or process.
Restrain or hinder
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The willingness and ability to begin useful action without waiting to be directed.
Readiness to begin action
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To initiate or provoke an action or event.
Start or provoke
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Not physically touchable or not readily measurable.
Honesty and adherence to principles, or the soundness of a whole.
Honesty and principle
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A brief intervening period or episode.
Seeming to continue endlessly.
To become involved in order to affect a situation.
An action taken to change a situation or influence an outcome.
Action to affect a situation
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Difficult to manage, control, or resolve.
An unwanted entry or interference in a place, activity, or private matter.
Unwanted entry or interference
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Easily annoyed or provoked.
Easily annoyed
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Fair treatment and action that respect what people are properly due.
A reason or explanation offered to show that an action or belief is reasonable or acceptable.
To provide sufficient reasons or evidence for an action, claim, or belief.
Present but not yet visible, active, or developed.
To pursue or contest a dispute through legal proceedings.
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