lackadaisical (redirected from lackadaisicalness)

lack·a·dai·si·cal  (lk-dz-kl)

adj.

Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" (William J. Hampton).

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[From lackadaisy, alteration of lackaday.]

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lacka·daisi·cal·ly adv.

lacka·daisi·cal·ness n.

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lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪk^əl]

adj

1. lacking vitality and purpose

2. lazy or idle, esp in a dreamy way

[from earlier lackadaisy, extended form of lackaday]

lackadaisically  adv

lackadaisicalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lackadaisical - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" languid, languorous, dreamy lethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"
	2.	lackadaisical - idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"

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lackadaisical

adjective lazy, lethargic, indifferent, idle, abstracted, limp, dreamy, inert, languid, apathetic, listless, indolent, languorous, enervated, spiritless, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang), half-hearted Dr. Jonsen seemed a little lackadaisical at times.
spirited, excited, inspired, ambitious, diligent

Translations

lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl] ADJ (= careless) → descuidado, informal; (= lazy) → perezoso, flojo(LAm); (= dreamy) → distraído

lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪk^əl] adj → nonchalant(e), indolent(e)

lackadaisical

adj (= lacking energy) → lustlos, desinteressiert; (= careless) → nachlässig, lasch

lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪk/əl] adj (careless) → noncurante; (lacking enthusiasm) → svogliato/a

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lackadaisical [ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪk/əl] adj (careless) → noncurante; (lacking enthusiasm) → svogliato/a