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laziness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English lazy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English laziness From lazy + -ness.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.” 1820, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 85:
   • Generalizing harshly and broadly but implying “you know which ones I mean” is an intellectual and rhetorical laziness that is not allowed to pass anywhere else in these communities. 2016 March 11, Jennifer Coates, “I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out.”, in Medium:

Forms

Translations (105)

ota هایلازلق (quality of being lazy) · de Müßiggang (quality of being lazy) · es holgazanería (quality of being lazy) · de Faulheit (quality of being lazy) · el τεμπελιά (quality of being lazy) · tl katamaran (quality of being lazy) · ga drogall (quality of being lazy) · ceb tapol (quality of being lazy) · da dovenskab (quality of being lazy) · ca mandra (quality of being lazy) · ang slǣwþ (quality of being lazy) · gl doquería (quality of being lazy) · ko 게으름 (quality of being lazy) · gu આળસ (quality of being lazy) · es acidia (quality of being lazy) · be гультайства (quality of being lazy) · ru лень (quality of being lazy) · gl lacazaneiría (quality of being lazy) · pag ngiras (quality of being lazy) · pt preguiça (quality of being lazy) · ilo sadut (quality of being lazy) · uk лінощі (quality of being lazy) · th ความขี้เกียจ (quality of being lazy) · fr flemme (quality of being lazy) · ota كسل (quality of being lazy) · id kemalasan (quality of being lazy) · es vaguería (quality of being lazy) · la pigritia (quality of being lazy) · fr paresse (quality of being lazy) · cy diogi (quality of being lazy) · cs lenost (quality of being lazy) · ko 귀차니즘 (quality of being lazy) · ca peresa (quality of being lazy) · fo leti (quality of being lazy) · ja 無精 (quality of being lazy) · es fiaca (quality of being lazy) · umb epepe (quality of being lazy) · hu lustaság (quality of being lazy) · ka სიზარმაცე (quality of being lazy) · te సోమరితనము (quality of being lazy) · es pigricia (quality of being lazy) · nv iłhóyééʼ (quality of being lazy) · it pigrizia (quality of being lazy) · be лянота (quality of being lazy) · es haraganería (quality of being lazy) · gl nugalla (quality of being lazy) · gl larchaneiría (quality of being lazy) · arz كسل (quality of being lazy) · qu qilla (quality of being lazy) · ht parès (quality of being lazy) · es flojeritis (quality of being lazy) · es fiacón (quality of being lazy) · km ការខ្ជិល (quality of being lazy) · nb latskap (quality of being lazy) · gl taina (quality of being lazy) · he עצלות (quality of being lazy) · sk lenivosť (quality of being lazy) · sv lättja (quality of being lazy) · gl galloufa (quality of being lazy) · ca accídia (quality of being lazy) · es galbana (quality of being lazy) · alt јалку (quality of being lazy) · nl luiheid (quality of being lazy) · es pereza (quality of being lazy) · es desgana (quality of being lazy) · nb dovenskap (quality of being lazy) · et laiskus (quality of being lazy) · ee kuviawɔwɔ (quality of being lazy) · hy ծուլություն (quality of being lazy) · uk лінь (quality of being lazy) · ny ulesi (quality of being lazy) · ceb katapol (quality of being lazy) · de Trägheit (quality of being lazy) · cmn 懒惰 (quality of being lazy) · sw uzembe (quality of being lazy) · es flojera (quality of being lazy) · vi sự lười biếng (quality of being lazy) · gl cuxota (quality of being lazy) · gl mandría (quality of being lazy) · ba ялҡаулыҡ (quality of being lazy) · es indolencia (quality of being lazy) · bcl kahugakan (quality of being lazy) · tl kamaymayan (quality of being lazy) · tr tembellik (quality of being lazy) · es vagancia (quality of being lazy) · mi māngeretanga (quality of being lazy) · ar كَسَل (quality of being lazy) · is leti (quality of being lazy) · rup leani (quality of being lazy) · ota تنبللك (quality of being lazy) · pl lenistwo (quality of being lazy) · sv lathet (quality of being lazy) · es boludencia (quality of being lazy) · txb ālasäññe (quality of being lazy) · bg безделие (quality of being lazy) · gd leisg (quality of being lazy) · ckt ӄытԓиӄыԓ (quality of being lazy) · cmn 惰性 (quality of being lazy) · as এলাহ (quality of being lazy) · fi laiskuus (quality of being lazy) · gl apaxo (quality of being lazy) · es desidia (quality of being lazy) · mk мрза (quality of being lazy) · bg мързел (quality of being lazy) · ro lene (quality of being lazy)