Sloth : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sloth	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sloth n a disinclination to work or exert yourself [syn: sloth, slothfulness] 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 Synonym(s): sloth, tree sloth apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) Synonym(s): sloth, laziness, acedia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr. sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C. Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sloth \Sloth\, v. i. To be idle. [Obs.] --Gower.