sloths Definition

disinclination to action or labor : indolence

spiritual apathy and inactivity

any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits

any of various often huge extinct American edentates related to the recent sloths

any of a genus (Bradypus) of sloths having three clawed digits on each foot and eight or nine vertebrae in the neck

any of a genus (Choloepus of the family Megalonychidae) of sloths having two clawed digits on each forefoot, three clawed digits on each hind foot, and usually six or seven vertebrae in the neck