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sloth

noun

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

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Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
H
Contains
LO
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
C1

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sləʊθ

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noun

  1. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. A disinclination to work or exert yourself

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