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English noun: sloth | |||
| 1. | sloth (attribute) a disinclination to work or exert yourself | ||
| Synonyms | slothfulness | ||
| 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 | ||
| Synonyms | tree 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 meronym | Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae | ||
| 3. | sloth (act) apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
| Synonyms | acedia, laziness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin | ||
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