Indolence means “laziness” or “relaxation” while insolence means “being rude to a superior or person of higher class.”Here’s a quick look at indolence used in a sentence: His indolence prevented him from financial success. It also has a common adjective form, which is indolent: We enjoyed a wonderfully indolent weekend on the beach. In other words, […]

These two words both come from roots meaning “not-equal,” but their meanings are different. Inequity means inequality in terms of justice, power, money, or other issues of social, economic, or political equality. We must pass laws to combat the inequity of salaries for women versus men. Inequity differs slightly from inequality; inequality has mathematical meaning, […]

Know means to be aware, to be informed, to recognize, to understand, or to be acquainted with.  Mary did not know the answer to the question.I know that guy!Tell me what you know about horses.No means the opposite of “yes.” No, you may not color your hair blue.My answer is no. No also means none […]

These words are related, but their meanings are quite distinct. Interment means “burial”—the event of placing a dead person in a tomb or grave; it is a more formal word than burial. Here’s interment in a sentence: The interment of the politician’s body was attended by thousands of people. Internment means the condition of being […]

These two words sound the same and both come from roots meaning “not separate,” but they have very different meanings.  Indiscreet means “tactless.”  Indiscrete means “not divisible into separate pieces.”Indiscreet refers to a manner of behavior; only people and their actions can be discreet or in-discreet (literally, “not discreet”). Discreet means “acting in such a way […]