Word
sloth
US/ˈsɫoʊθ/
UK/slˈɒθ/
Definitions
01the animal
B1 · Intermediate Countable noun
n. a slow-moving animal that lives in trees in Central and South America.
n. any of several slow-moving, arboreal, xenarthran mammals of the suborder Folivora, native to the tropical rainforests of South and Central America.
日本語:ナマケモノ※
“The sloth spent most of the day hanging upside down from a tree branch.”
“Biologists observed the three-toed sloth moving with extreme deliberation through the canopy, a strategy that helps it avoid detection by predators.”
02laziness
C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Formal · Literary
n. the habit of being lazy or slow to act.
n. habitual laziness or spiritual apathy; traditionally considered one of the seven deadly sins.
Español:pereza
“His failure to finish the project was due to pure sloth rather than a lack of time.”
“The moralist argued that the nation's economic decline was a direct result of collective sloth and a lack of innovation.”
03a group of bears
C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · Literary
n. a rare name for a group of bears.
n. a collective noun used to refer to a group of bears.
“We were surprised to see a sloth of bears gathered near the river.”
“While 'sleuth' is the more common collective noun, some older texts refer to a sloth of bears wandering the forest.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English slouthe, slewthe (“laziness”), from Old English slǣwþ (“sloth, indolence, laziness, inertness, torpor”), from Proto-West Germanic slaiwiþu, from Proto-Germanic slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- C1 · Advanced
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