sloth

sləʊθ

Definition

Definition of sloth - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behaviorlaziness or not wanting to do work or tasks

His sloth kept him from finishing his homework.

idleness

indolence

torpor

animalslow-moving tropical American mammal with long claws

The sloth hung quietly from the tree branch..

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slow-moving tropical American mammal with long claws

Expressions with sloth

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sloth bear

nocturnal bear from India with shaggy fur and long snout

The sloth bear uses its long snout to eat insects.

three-toed sloth

slow-moving tropical American mammal with three claws on each limb

The three-toed sloth hung motionless from a tree branch..

two-toed sloth

slow-moving mammal with two toes on each front foot

The two-toed sloth hangs from the tree branches.

ground sloth

large extinct mammal from Pliocene and Pleistocene America

Ground sloths roamed the ancient forests of America.

Origin of sloth

Middle English, slouthe (laziness)

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megathere

paleontology

huge extinct sloth from ancient South America

megatherian

animal

extinct giant ground sloth

mylodon

zoology

extinct giant ground sloth from Patagonia

mylodontid

zoology

any ground sloth in the family Mylodontidae

unai

animal

type of sloth found in South America

unai

zoology

two-toed sloth found in Central America

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south american animal

south american two-toed sloth with long claws

Examples of sloth in a sentence

Complaints about sloth within the crew grew louder.
A sloth can sleep up to 20 hours a day.
The zoo's new exhibit features a two-toed sloth.

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French:paresse, paresseux, ...
German:Faulheit, Faultier, ...
Italian:pigrizia, bradipo, ...
Spanish:pereza, oso perezoso, ...
Portuguese:preguiça, bicho-preguiça, ...
Chinese:懒惰, 树懒, ...
Japanese:怠惰, ...
Arabic:كَسَل, كسلان, ...
Hebrew:עַצְלוּת, עַצְלָן, ...
Russian:леность, ленивец, ...
Ukrainian:лінь, лінивець, ...
Hindi:आलस्य, आलस, ...
Bengali:অলসতা, আলসেমি, ...
Catalan:mandra, ...
Czech:lenost, lenochod, ...
Danish:dovenskab, ladhed, ...
Dutch:luiheid, luiaard, ...
Greek:οκνηρία, αδράνεια, ...
Hungarian:lustaság, lajhár, ...
Khmer:ភាពខ្ជិលច្រអូស, ស្លុត, ...
Korean:게으름, 나무늘보, ...
Persian:تنبلی, تنبل, ...
Polish:lenistwo, leniwiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):preguiça, bicho-preguiça, ...
Romanian:lene, lenes, ...
Swedish:lathet, sengångare, ...
Thai:ความขี้เกียจ, สลอธ, ...
Turkish:tembellik, tembel hayvan, ...
Vietnamese:sự lười biếng, con lười, ...

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