sloth
[ slawth or especially for 2, slohth ]
/ slɔθ or especially for 2, sloʊθ /
noun
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
any of several slow-moving, arboreal, tropical American edentates of the family Bradypodidae, having a long, coarse, grayish-brown coat often of a greenish cast caused by algae, and long, hooklike claws used in gripping tree branches while hanging or moving along in a habitual upside-down position.
a pack or group of bears.
Origin of sloth
Words nearby sloth
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British Dictionary definitions for sloth
sloth
/ (sləʊθ) /
noun
any of several shaggy-coated arboreal edentate mammals of the family Bradypodidae, esp Bradypus tridactylus (three-toed sloth or ai) or Choloepus didactylus (two-toed sloth or unau), of Central and South America. They are slow-moving, hanging upside down by their long arms and feeding on vegetation
reluctance to work or exert oneself
Word Origin for sloth
Old English
slǣwth; from
slǣw, variant of
slāw
slow