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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Natural disposition or temperament; natural tendencies or proclivities, whether of mind or body.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.

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  • noun Plural form of indole.

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Plural of indole.

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From Latin indolēs ("inborn quality, nature"), from indu- ("within, in") + ol- ("to grow") (an affix also found in abolish and adolescent).

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