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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOTHFULNESS

slothfulness  [ˈsləʊθfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOTHFULNESS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Slothfulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLOTHFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

slothfulness

Sloth (deadly sin)

Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins in Christian moral tradition, particularly within Catholicism, that refers to laziness. Sloth is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy, neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive. It can also be either an outright refusal or merely a carelessness in the performance of one's obligations, especially spiritual, moral or legal obligations. Sloth can also indicate a wasting due to lack of use, concerning a person, place, thing, skill, or intangible ideal that would require maintenance, refinement, or support to continue to exist. Religious views concerning the need for one to work to support society and further God's plan and work also suggest that, through inactivity, one invites the desire to sin. "For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.". In the Philokalia, the word dejection is used instead of sloth, for the person who falls into dejection will lose interest in life. Laziness is not considered becoming in many traditional customs.

Definition of slothfulness in the English dictionary

The definition of slothfulness in the dictionary is indolence; idleness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOTHFULNESS


beautifulness
ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs
eventfulness
ɪˈvɛntfʊlnəs
harmfulness
ˈhɑːmfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
healthfulness
ˈhɛlθfʊlnəs
meaningfulness
ˈmiːnɪŋfʊlnəs
mirthfulness
ˈmɜːθfʊlnəs
needfulness
ˈniːdfʊlnəs
powerfulness
ˈpaʊəfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
ruthfulness
ˈruːθfʊlnəs
soulfulness
ˈsəʊlfʊlnəs
successfulness
səkˈsɛsfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unhealthfulness
ʌnˈhelθfʊlnəs
unlawfulness
ʌnˈlɔːfʊlnəs
willfulness
ˈwɪlfʊlnəs
wishfulness
ˈwɪʃfʊlnəs
wonderfulness
ˈwʌndəfʊlnəs
wrongfulness
ˈrɒŋfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOTHFULNESS

slot
slot aerial
slot antenna
slot car
slot machine
slot meter
slotback
sloth
sloth bear
slothful
slothfully
slotted
slotted spoon
slotter
slotting
slouch
slouch hat
slouched
sloucher
slouchier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOTHFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
thoughtfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of slothfulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slothfulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOTHFULNESS

Find out the translation of slothfulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slothfulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slothfulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

slothfulness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pereza
570 millions of speakers

English

slothfulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आलसीपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلوثفولنيس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

леность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slothfulness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slothfulness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slothfulness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trägheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

slothfulness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게으름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slothfulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slothfulness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோம்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slothfulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indolenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lenistwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neglijența
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

slothfulness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luiheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slothfulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slothfulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slothfulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOTHFULNESS»

The term «slothfulness» is normally little used and occupies the 130.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOTHFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slothfulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slothfulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slothfulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOTHFULNESS»

Discover the use of slothfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slothfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Works of the Reverend and Pious Andrew Gray
Now will Christians go away with some good purposes and holy resolutions: but we sleep them over, and slothfulness slays them all : it is the slothful Christian that is deceitful, and sweareth falsely. Thirdly, Slothfulness kills many precious ...
Andrew Gray, 1839
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The Poison of Angels
SLOTHFULNESS. Slothfulness is a poison that Satan's angels are busy afflicting people of all races worldwide, and he has no mercy. He afflicts the rich and the poor alike. Laziness is a form of sluggishness that can be willful or unvoluntary.
Thomas Martin, 2005
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Landmines in the Path of the Believer: Avoiding the Hidden ...
ELEVEN. THE. LANDMINE. OF. SLOTHFULNESS. The young worker looked across the counter in the restaurant where he was working. His face was emotionless, and it stayed that way as he listened to the woman explain how every coffee ...
Charles F. Stanley, 2007
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Another One Bites the Dust
What a good description of slothfulness. The Zidonians represent the giant of slothfulness. The word slothful can be translated lazy or it can speak of the person who lacks motivation, discipline or the desire to grow spiritually. THE CAUSE OF ...
Malcolm White, 2010
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Entire Works
THE HEAVENLY. FmsxDs,-—Solomon saith that “the desire of the slothful killeth him," (Prov. xxi. 25;) and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it? The proverb is, "He that sleepeth in harvest is a son that eauseth shame.
John Bunyan, Henry Stebbing, 1861
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THE ENTIRE WORKS OF JOHN BUNYAN
25;) and if so, wliat will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it? The proverb is, " He that deepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame." (Prov. xc. 5.) And this I dare be bold to say, no greater shame can befall a man than to see that he ...
HENRY STEBBING, D.D., F.R.S., 1860
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A Selection: Easyread Edition
Friends, Solomon saith, that “the desire of the slothful killeth him;” and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it? The proverb is, “He that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame:” and this I dare be bold to say, ...
John Bunyan, 2008
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The practical works of John Bunyan: With a preliminary essay ...
Friends, Solomon saith, that " the desire of the slothful kilh?th him ;" and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it ? The proverb is, " He that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame :" and this I dare be bold to say, ...
John Bunyan, Alexander Philip, 1842
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Works
AN EPISTLE tO ALL THE SLOTHFUL AND CARELESS PEOPLE* Friends, SoLOMON saitii, That the desire of the slothful killed him i and if so, what will slothfulness itself do to those that entertain it ? The proverb is, He that sleepeth in harvest ...
John Bunyan, 1806
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The entire works of John Bunyan
17. AN EPISTLE TO ALL THE SLOTHFUL AND CARELESS PEOPLE. THE CONTENTS OP THE 'WHOLE OE THIS BOOK. Fbiends, — Solomon saith that " the desire of the slothful killeth him," (Prov. xxi. 25;) and if so, what will slothfulness itself ...
John Bunyan, Henry Stebbing, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOTHFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slothfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Data breaches becoming too commonplace in America
In the case of the OPM breach, because news about federal employees generally relates to incidents of abuse, mismanagement and slothfulness, the very fact ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Please Stop With The Christian Persecution Complex. You're …
And this is where many Christians simultaneously demonstrate a mental agility that borders on genius yet has the intellectual slothfulness of a tapeworm. In the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
A slothful, wasteful 7th National Assembly
It is a mark of the slothfulness of the Senate that in the years before yesterday, they passed only 67 of the bills in the average 724 days they are constitutionally ... «Daily Trust, Jun 15»
4
Political violence in Sierra Leone – Amnesty holds Koroma …
... West African nation, crippled by the Ebola virus and a government that itself has become consumed by its own slothfulness, poor governance and corruption. «Sierra Leone Telegraph, May 15»
5
Up a lazy river with me — and my wine glass
Nevertheless, accusations — mostly my own — of slothfulness have dogged me all my life, and much of my ammunition has come from reading. You know, all ... «Davis Enterprise, Apr 15»
6
15 signs that you're addicted to your Fitbit
But for those prone to obsessive behavior, obtaining more and more steps poses a dangerous threat to good old-fashioned slothfulness. Here are 15 signs that ... «Deseret News, Feb 15»
7
Want to upset Britain's flaccid intelligentsia? Join a political party
This is the heart of the problem: the slothfulness of Britain's flaccid intelligentsia. Not for them the dreary business of being a party member, and confronting in ... «New Statesman, Jan 15»
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Youth Of Today Only Work On "Whatsapp"...They've Lost Control …
NDC Communicator Dela Edem, has bemoaned the slothfulness of the 21st Century youth in Ghana. Contributing on Peace FM's Morning programme ... «Peace FM Online, Jan 15»
9
How to Stop Time
While passive-aggressive personality disorder has been erased from the official portion of the manual, the stigma of slothfulness remains. Many of us, it seems, ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
10
Place the Black dollar under arrest
Slothfulness is a crime; poor stewardship is a crime; waste is a crime; and failure on our part to multiply the dollars we have is indeed a crime that carries the ... «FinalCall.com News, Sep 14»

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