Australian English Meaning of sloth

Sloth

Other Australian English words related to Sloth

synonyms

• inertia
• Laziness
• indolence
• laziness
• laziness
• apathy
• Lethargy
• Lassitude
• lethargy
• listlessness
• bludging
• lounging
• sluggishness
• laziness

antonyms

• ambition
• diligence
• drive
• Business
• industriousness
• industry
• initiative
• Animation
• (hard work)
• Energy
• exuberance
• go
• hustle
• perseverance
• vigour
• vitality
• assiduousness
• Briskness
• Jazziness
• liveliness
• pep
• Ebullience
• Robustness
• sprightliness
• vibrancy
• Vitality
• Vivacity

Definitions and Meaning of sloth in English

Wordnet

sloth (n)

a disinclination to work or exert yourself

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

apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Webster

sloth (n.)

Slowness; tardiness.

Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness.

Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, 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.

Webster

sloth (v. i.)

To be idle.

FAQs About the word sloth

What is the Australian English meaning of the word sloth

Sloth

What is the English meaning of the word Sloth

a disinclination to work or exert yourself, any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downw

What are the synonyms of the word Sloth

inertia,Laziness,indolence,laziness,laziness,apathy,Lethargy,Lassitude,lethargy,listlessness

What are the antonyms of the word Sloth

ambition,diligence,drive,Business,industriousness,industry,initiative,Animation,(hard work),Energy