sloth

English

/sləʊθ/, /slɔθ/, /slɑθ/, /slɒθ/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
  • (countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
  • (rare) A collective term for a group of bears.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English slouthe inherited from Old English slǣwþ (indolence, sloth, laziness, inertness, torpor) inherited from Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (slowness, lateness) suffix from English slow.

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