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indiligence

indiligence noun: lack of diligence.

Noun

indiligence (uncountable)

  1. Lack of diligence.
    • conceit and capacity, by the indiligence of an idle tongue1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter

Origin of indiligence

Latin indiligentia: compare French indiligence.

Questions about indiligence

What does indiligence mean?
Indiligence means lack of diligence.
What part of speech is indiligence?
Indiligence is a noun.

Words near indiligence in the dictionary

  1. indigotins
  2. indigrubin
  3. indihumin
  4. indijaggers
  5. indilatory
  6. indiligence
  7. indiligent
  8. indimensible
  9. indiminishable
  10. indin
  11. indinavir

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