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sloth

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /sloʊθ/ · UK /sləʊθ/

sloth means: A slow-moving animal from tropical America that eats leaves and hangs from tree branches.

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A slow-moving animal from tropical America that eats leaves and hangs from tree branches.

  • The sloth hung from a branch.
  • We saw two sloths in the rainforest.
  • A baby sloth held tightly to its mother.

Common phrases: a baby sloth, a sleeping sloth, three-toed sloth

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The habit of avoiding work or effort because you do not want to do anything.

  • Sloth kept him on the sofa.
  • She blamed her unfinished work on sloth.
  • The sermon warned against greed and sloth.

Similar words: laziness, idleness

Opposites: diligence

Common phrases: pure sloth, the sin of sloth, sloth and greed, a mood of sloth

Questions about sloth

What does sloth mean?

A slow-moving animal from tropical America that eats leaves and hangs from tree branches.

What is sloth in other languages?

Türkçe: tembel hayvan · Español: perezoso · Français: paresseux · Deutsch: Faultier · Italiano: bradipo · 日本語: ナマケモノ

How do you pronounce sloth?

In American English /sloʊθ/; in British English /sləʊθ/.

How do you use sloth in a sentence?

The sloth hung from a branch. We saw two sloths in the rainforest.

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