accidie

Meaning

Noun

Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.

Origin

From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia, from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια ("indifference"), from ἀ-- + κῆδος. acedia.

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