English-Thai Dictionary

sloth

N ความขี้เกียจ  ความ เกียจคร้าน  ความเฉื่อยชา  idlenes laziness slouch diligence energy kwam-ke-kiad

 

sloth

N สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนม ตระกูล  Bradypus Choloepus sad-liang-luk-duai-nom

 

sloth bear

N หมี พันธุ์ หนึ่ง  me-pan-nuang

 

slothful

ADJ ขี้เกียจ  ke-kiad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLOTH

n. 1. Slowness; tardiness I abhor this dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.
2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. They change their course to pleasure, ease and sloth. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
3. An animal, so called from the remarkable slowness of his motions. There are two species of this animal; the ai or three toed sloth, and the unau or two toed sloth; both found in South America. It is said that its greatest speed seldom exceeds three yard an hour. it feeds on vegetables and ruminates.

 

SLOTH

v.i.To be idle. [Not in use. ]

 

SLOTHFUL

a.Inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He that is slothful in his work, is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9.

 

SLOTHFULLY

adv. Lazily; sluggish; idly.

 

SLOTHFULNESS

n.The indulgence of sloth; inactivity; the habit of idleness; laziness. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep. Proverbs 19:15.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLOTH

Sloth, n. Etym: [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl, fr. slaw slow. See Slow. ]

 

1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak.

 

2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They ] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. Franklin.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidæ, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata ), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico.

 

Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus ), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai ). The two- toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus ) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni ) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zoöl.), the koala. -- Sloth animalcule (Zoöl.), a tardigrade. -- Sloth bear (Zoöl.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus ), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. -- Sloth monkey (Zoöl.), a loris.

 

SLOTH

SLOTH Sloth, v. i.

 

Defn: To be idle. [Obs. ] Gower.

 

SLOTHFUL

SLOTHFUL Sloth "ful, a.

 

Defn: Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. -- Sloth "ful *ly, adv. -- Sloth "ful *ness, n.

 

SLOTHHOUND

Sloth "hound `, n. Etym: [See Slot a track, and cf. Sleuthhound. ](Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Sleuthhound.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sloth

sloth |slôTH, släTH, slōTH sloʊθ | ▶noun 1 reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness: he should overcome his natural sloth and complacency. 2 a slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws. [Families Bradypodidae (three species of three-toed sloth in genus Bradypus ) and Megalonychidae (two species of two-toed sloth in genus Choloepus ), order Xenarthra (or Edentata ).] ORIGIN Old English: from slow + -th 2 .

 

sloth bear

sloth bear ▶noun a shaggy-coated nocturnal Indian bear that uses its long curved claws for hanging upside down like a sloth and for opening termite mounds to feed on the insects. [Melursus ursinus, family Ursidae. ]

 

slothful

sloth ful |ˈslôTHfəl, släTH -, ˈslōTH -ˈsloʊθfəl | ▶adjective lazy: fatigue made him slothful. DERIVATIVES sloth ful ly adverb, sloth ful ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

sloth

sloth |sləʊθ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness: he should overcome his natural sloth and complacency. 2 a slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws. ●Families Bradypodidae (three species of three-toed sloth in genus Bradypus ) and Megalonychidae (two species of two-toed sloth in genus Choloepus ), order Xenarthra (or Edentata ).. ORIGIN Old English: from slow + -th 2 .

 

sloth bear

sloth bear ▶noun a shaggy-coated nocturnal Indian bear which uses its long curved claws for hanging upside down like a sloth and for opening termite mounds to feed on the insects. ●Melursus ursinus, family Ursidae.

 

slothful

sloth |ful |ˈsləʊθfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective lazy: fatigue made him slothful. DERIVATIVES slothfully adverb, slothfulness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sloth

sloth noun who is responsible for the sloth of this department? laziness, idleness, indolence, slothfulness, inactivity, inertia, sluggishness, shiftlessness, apathy, acedia, listlessness, lassitude, lethargy, languor, torpidity; literary hebetude. ANTONYMS industriousness.

 

slothful

slothful adjective fatigue made him slothful: lazy, idle, indolent, inactive, sluggish, apathetic, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid; archaic otiose.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sloth

sloth noun sloth and bad organization seem to be to blame: laziness, idleness, indolence, slothfulness, inactivity, inertia, sluggishness, apathy, accidie, listlessness, lassitude, passivity, lethargy, languor, torpidity, slowness, heaviness, dullness, shiftlessness; French archaic fainéance; rare hebetude. ANTONYMS industriousness, energy.

 

slothful

slothful adjective fatigue made him slothful: lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, apathetic, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow-moving, slow, heavy, dull, enervated, shiftless, lackadaisical; informal bone idle, do-nothing; French archaic fainéant; rare otiose. ANTONYMS active, industrious, energetic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sloth

sloth /slɔːθ |sləʊθ /名詞 1 C 〘動 〙ナマケモノ .2 U ｟かたく ｠怠惰, 無精, ものぐさ (laziness ).～́ b è ar 〘動 〙ナマケグマ .

 

slothful

sloth ful /slɔ́ːθf (ə )l |slə́ʊθ -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠怠惰な, 怠け者で, 無精な (lazy ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞