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laziness
la·zy L0080900 (lā′zē)adj. la·zi·er, la·zi·est 1. Not willing to work or be energetic.2. Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river.3. Conducive to inactivity or indolence: a lazy summer day.4. Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.
[Probably of Low German origin.]
la′zi·ly adv.la′zi·ness n.Synonyms: lazy, indolent, slothful
These adjectives mean not disposed to exertion, work, or activity: too lazy to wash the dishes; an indolent hanger-on; slothful employees.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  laziness - inactivity resulting from a dislike of workindolenceinertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"faineance, idleness - the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to workshiftlessness - a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition | | 2. | laziness - relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"repose, rest, ease, relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" | | 3. |  laziness - apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)acedia, slothdeadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
lazinessnoun idleness, negligence, inactivity, slowness, sloth, sluggishness, slackness, indolence, tardiness, dilatoriness, slothfulness, do-nothingness, faineance Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.lazinessnounThe quality or state of being lazy:idleness, indolence, shiftlessness, sloth, slothfulness, sluggardness, sluggishness.Informal: do-nothingism.Translationslazy (ˈleizi) adjective too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc. I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat. 懶惰的 懒惰的ˈlazily adverb 懶洋洋地 懒洋洋地ˈlaziness noun 懶惰 懒惰ˈlazy-bones noun a name for a lazy person. 懶骨頭 懒汉laziness
LazinessSee also Carelessness.Lechery (See LUST.)Bailey Juniornonchalant, inefficient boardinghouse page. [Br. Lit.: Martin Chuzzlewit]Bailey, Beetlegoldbricking army private. [Comics: Horn, 105–106]Belacquatoo slothful in life, he repents after death. [Ital. Lit.: Divine Comedy]Bshystdemon of sloth. [Zoroastrian Myth.: Leach, 175]Capp, Andydeliberately jobless and shirks household duties. [Comics: Horn, 82]Datchery, Dickhotel resident with no occupation. [Br. Lit.: Edwin Drood]Jugheadterminally indolent, save when hunger dictates. [Comics: “Archie” in Horn, 87]Krebs, Maynard G.for whom “work” is a four-letter word. [TV: “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” in Terrace, II, 64–66]Lake of Idlenesswhoever drank thereof, grew immediately “faint and weary.” [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene]Lazybonespopular song by Hoagy Carmichael (1933). [Am. Music: Kinkle, II, 268]Lester, Jeeterhapless sharecropper too lazy to keep his large family from starving. [Am. Lit.: Caldwell Tobacco Road]Little Boy Blueasleep under haystack while livestock roam. [Nurs. Rhyme: Mother Goose, 11]Oblomovindolent landowner, always in robe and slippers. [Russ. Lit.: Oblomov]phlegmhumor effecting temperament of sluggishness. [Medieval Physiology: Hall, 130]slotharboreal mammal, always associated with sluggishness. [Zoology: Misc.]Speedan “illiterate loiterer”; slow-moving servant. [Br. Lit.: Two Gentlemen of Verona]laziness
Synonyms for lazinessnoun idlenessSynonyms- idleness
- negligence
- inactivity
- slowness
- sloth
- sluggishness
- slackness
- indolence
- tardiness
- dilatoriness
- slothfulness
- do-nothingness
- faineance
Synonyms for lazinessnoun the quality or state of being lazySynonyms- idleness
- indolence
- shiftlessness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- sluggardness
- sluggishness
- do-nothingism
Synonyms for lazinessnoun inactivity resulting from a dislike of workSynonymsRelated Words- inertia
- inactiveness
- inactivity
- faineance
- idleness
- shiftlessness
noun relaxed and easy activityRelated Wordsnoun apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)SynonymsRelated Words |