English to Samoan Meaning of sloth - sloth

Sloth :

sloth

noun

gāluega avanoa, le leai o se naunautai, leai o spiritedness, pogisa

Sloth :: slothSlothful :: faapaieSloths :: sloths

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Definitions of sloth in English

Noun(1) a disinclination to work or exert yourself(2) 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(3) apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins

Examples of sloth in English

(1) Their suspicions focussed particularly on what Cornwallis and his kind characterized as sloth and desertion.(2) Call it lethargy, call it ennui, call it plain, honest to goodness sloth , but I had yet to stir my bones and make the trek north.(3) When does the diagnosis become lethargy or sloth ?(4) In the triumph of Royalist counter-revolution Milton saw the dangers of political passivity, of ideological sloth .(5) It seems to be intrinsic to domestic politics of every variety that a certain dismal downward trend emerges, characterized by sloth , despondency and complacency.(6) Their lack of mathematical acumen is taken by parents and teachers as evidence of laziness, of sloth .(7) I firmly believe that sloth and indolence are much kinder to the environment than greed and ambition.(8) he should overcome his natural sloth and complacency(9) It's ridiculous that I've got one of the largest cultural cities in the world to the south of me, lots of which it costs relatively little to see and I let sloth and lethargy stop me from seeing it.(10) The law was against loitering, though it may as well have been against idleness and sloth .(11) My main moral failings have always centered on greed and sloth .(12) However, I was by now committed to a day of gluttony and sloth , and so spent the afternoon eating chocolate and watching ├ö├ç├┐reality├ö├ç├û tv.(13) The long, hot dusty afternoons, where time hangs still, and dry leaves fly in sad whirls before collapsing to the ground, the inertia and sloth that drives even the most energetic into a huddle, the sense of despair.(14) But can't we have a little listlessness in our lives, some sloth , a dollop or two of drowsiness?(15) Once again the drawbacks to living a life of laziness and sloth became apparent.(16) The original ├ö├ç├┐Seven Deadly Sins├ö├ç├û are commonly regarded as greed, gluttony, envy, sloth , pride, lust and wrath. search news

Related Phrases of sloth

(1) sloth ::

sloth

Related Phrases of sloth

(1) sloth ::

sloth

Synonyms

Noun

3. acedia ::

acedia

Antonyms

1. drive ::

ave

2. industry ::

alamanuia

Different Forms

sloth, slothful, sloths

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