la·zy (l  z )adj. la·zi·er, la·zi·est 1. Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness. 2. Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river. 3. Conducive to idleness 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, fainéant, idle, indolent, slothful These adjectives mean not disposed to exertion, work, or activity: too lazy to wash the dishes; fainéant aristocrats; an idle drifter; an indolent hanger-on; slothful employees. |
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| Noun | 1. |  laziness - inactivity resulting from a dislike of workinertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" shiftlessness - 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)deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
laziness
noun idleness, negligence, inactivity, slowness, sloth, sluggishness, slackness, indolence, tardiness, dilatoriness, slothfulness, do-nothingness, faineance
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