paresse

Definitions of paresse
  1. noun
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
    synonyms: indolence
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    types:
    fainéantise, oisiveté
    the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
    type of:
    inactivité
    a disposition to remain inactive or inert
  2. noun
    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: mollesse
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    type of:
    péché, péché mortel
    an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
  3. noun
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
    synonyms: léthargie
  4. noun
    a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
    synonyms: lenteur, léthargie
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    type of:
    engourdissement, torpeur
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
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