| sloth | 1. Slowness; tardiness. "These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome." (Shak) 2. Disinclination to action or labour; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. "[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth." (Milton) "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears." (Franklin) 3. <zoology> Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth, and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. 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. <medicine> Australian, or Native sloth, a loris. Origin: OE. Slouthe, sleuthe, AS. Slw, fr. Slaw slow. See Slow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| slothhound | <zoology> See Sleuthhound. See: Slot a track, and cf. Sleuthhound. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sloths | Slow-moving exclusively arboreal mammals that inhabit the tropical forests of south and central america. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Sloth
| sloth | apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
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| sloth | any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America |
| sloth | a disinclination to work or exert yourself |
| sloth | common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia |
| sloth | disinclined to work or exertion |
| sloth | a disinclination to work or exert yourself |
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