sloth

• Nom désignant soit un mammifère arboricole lent d'Amérique centrale et du Sud, soit une réticence à travailler ou à faire des efforts, également personnifiée comme l'un des sept péchés capitaux.

A noun referring to either a slow-moving arboreal mammal found in Central and South America, or a disinclination to work or exert oneself, also personified as one of the seven deadly sins.

1. LazinessB2formal

   A disinclination to work or exert yourself; habitual idleness.

   Paresse

   • His sloth prevented him from finishing the project on time.
   • She overcame her sloth and started exercising daily.
   • The manager criticized the team's sloth and lack of productivity.

   Synonymesapathyidlenessindolencelanguorlazinessshiftlessnesssluggishnesstorpor

   Antonymesassiduitydiligenceindustriousnessindustry

2. AnimalA2formal

   Any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits.

   Paresseux (mammifère)

   • The sloth moved slowly through the rainforest canopy.
   • We saw a three-toed sloth at the zoo.
   • Sloths sleep for up to 15 hours a day.

3. C1formal

   Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue, personified as one of the seven deadly sins.

   Paresse (péché capital)

   • In medieval theology, sloth is considered a sin against God's love.
   • The priest warned against the dangers of spiritual sloth.
   • Dante's Inferno punishes the slothful in the fifth circle of Hell.

   Synonymesacediaapathyidlenessindolencelazinesstorpor

   Antonymesdiligencefervorzeal