sloth

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sləʊθ/ or /slɒθ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /slɔθ/

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Noun

Singular sloth

Plural sloths

The animal

1. (uncountable) Sloth is the quality of being lazy or unwilling to do work.

   Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins.

2. (countable) A sloth is an animal from South America that eats leaves and is usually very slow and inactive.

   The zoo has several sloths from Brazil.

Related words

• slothful