laziness

la·zy  (lz)

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.

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[Probably of Low German origin.]

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lazi·ly adv.

lazi·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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laziness - inactivity resulting from a dislike of work indolence inertia, 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 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) acedia, sloth deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

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laziness

noun 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.

Translations

laziness [ˈleɪzɪnɪs] N → pereza f, flojera f (esp LAm)

laziness [ˈleɪzinɪs] n → paresse f

laziness

n → Faulheit f; (= languor) → Trägheit f

laziness [ˈleɪzɪnɪs] n → pigrizia