ignavia (denotes the love of idleness, in an ideal sense, inasmuch as the impulse to action distinguishes the more noble from the ordinary man, and gives him an absolute value; opposed to industria): inertia (denotes the love of idleness in a real tangible sense, inasmuch as activity makes a man a useful member of society, and gives him a relative value. Ignavia is inherent in the disposition; a disinclination for action: inertia lies in the character and habits; a disinclination to work. A lazy slave is called iners; a person of rank, that passes his time in doing nothing, is ignavus): segnitia (less commonly segnities): desidia: socordia: pigritia (are the faults of a too easy or indolent temperament. Segnitia wants rousing, or compulsion, and must be conquered before it resigns its ease; opposed to promptus; ☞ Tac., Agr., 21. Desidia, from sedere, sits down with folded hands, and expects that things will happen of themselves; socordia is susceptible of no lively interest, and neglects its duties from thoughtless indifference; pigritia has an antipathy to all motion, and always likes best to be in a state of absolute bodily rest, like laziness, slothfulness, Döderlein): fuga laboris (dislike of trouble, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tarditas et ignavia: socordia atque ignavia: languor et desidia: Excessive idleness, inertissima segnitia: his is always a busy idleness, multa agendo nihil agit (aft Phaedrus). Idleness is the mother of all vices, nihil agendo male agere homines discunt (Col.).