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- Dictionarylaziness/ˈleɪzɪnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness: "it was sheer laziness on my part"
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LAZINESS definition: 1. the quality of not being willing to work or use any effort: 2. the quality of not being willing…. Learn more.
not willing or not wanting to work or use effort to do something: If you weren’t so lazy we could start fixing up the house. If you describe an event or activity as lazy, you mean that it is slow and gentle, or does not involve much effort: a lazy breeze. We spent a lazy afternoon sunbathing on the beach. laziness. noun [ U ] us / ˈleɪ·zi·nəs /
The meaning of LAZY is disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous. How to use lazy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lazy.
Laziness definition: having or showing an unwillingness to work. See examples of LAZINESS used in a sentence.
Definitions of laziness. noun. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work. synonyms: indolence. see more. noun. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) synonyms: acedia, sloth. see more. noun. relaxed and easy activity. “the laziness of the day helped her to relax” see more. Pronunciation. US.
Definition of laziness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If you describe something as lazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently. [literary] ...a valley of rolling farms spread out along a lazy river. ...the lazy, loose grace of the born athlete. lazily adverb [ADVERB with verb] The Salzach river threaded its way lazily between the old city and the new.
adjective. not inclined to work or exertion. conducive to or causing indolence. moving in a languid or sluggish manner. a lazy river. (of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side.
While lazy actually means being averse to work or avoiding it, it can also be used to describe something slow-moving or unenergetic, like when you stroll down the garden path with a lazy gait, not in a hurry to get anywhere.
