laziness
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laziness
- /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/ US
noun lazinesses
- The quality of being lazy “It is thine own laziness, thou false English blood, that doest nothing but drink and sleep,” retorted the page, “and leaves that lither lad to do the work, that he minds as little as thou.”
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Closest in meaning: sloth, indolence, acedia, idleness, lazies, lethargicness, lackadaisicality, slopiness, sluggardness, slothfulness, slackness, sluggardliness, laxativeness, lackadaisicalness, unlaboriousness, languorousness
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noun quality of being lazy
| Español | pereza, desidia, fiaca, fiacón, flojera, desgana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 게으름 geeureum, 귀차니즘 gwichanijeum |
| 日本語 | 無精 bushō |
| 中文 | 惰性 duòxìng, 懒惰 lǎnduò |
| Kiswahili | uzembe |
| Português | preguiça |
| Français | paresse, flemme |
| Deutsch | Faulheit, Trägheit, Müßiggang |
| Italiano | pigrizia |
| Ελληνικά | τεμπελιά tempeliá |
| Română | lene |
| Русский | лень lenʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự lười biếng |
| العربية | كَسَل kasal |
| עברית | עצלות atslút |
Talk about this word "laziness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laziness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. laziness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/laziness "laziness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/laziness.Cite this
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title = {laziness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laziness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
