sloth

noun

apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America

a disinclination to work or exert yourself

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Where does sloth come from?

The word sloth breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root sloth-, from Old English slaw (“slow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.