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English noun: sloth

1. sloth (attribute) a disinclination to work or exert yourself


Synonymsslothfulness


Broader (hypernym)disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance

2. sloth (animal) any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits


Synonymstree sloth


Broader (hypernym)edentate


Narrower (hyponym)ai, Bradypus tridactylus, Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni, three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, unai, unai, unau, unau


Member meronymBradypodidae, family Bradypodidae

3. sloth (act) apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)


Synonymsacedia, laziness


Broader (hypernym)deadly sin, mortal sin









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