Definitions
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Word origin
From Middle English slouthe, slewthe (“laziness”), from Old English slǣwþ (“sloth, indolence, laziness, inertness, torpor”), from Proto-West Germanic *slaiwiþu, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
Used in a sentence
“Hot summer days inspire a sense of sloth in me.”
“Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.”
“Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Laziness”5 letters
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