Dictionary

slothful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From sloth + -ful.

Meanings

1. Lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
   • This Book will make a Travailer of thee, / If by its Counſel thou wilt ruled be; / It will direct thee to the Holy Land, / If thou wilt its Directions understand: / Yea, it will make the ſloathful, active be; / The Blind alſo, delightful things to ſee. 1678, John Bunyan, “The Author’s Apology for His Book”, in The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:
   • He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 18:9:

Forms

Antonyms

active · unslothful

Deriveds

slothfully · slothfulness

Synonyms

indolent · sluggish · inactive

Translations (42)

fr paresseux (lazy, sluggish) · pdt ful (lazy, sluggish) · oc pigre (lazy, sluggish) · unm nulhàntëwamàlsi (lazy, sluggish) · tr tembel (lazy, sluggish) · bg муден (lazy, sluggish) · ga leisciúil (lazy, sluggish) · gl mandrión (lazy, sluggish) · it indolente (lazy, sluggish) · gl preguiceiro (lazy, sluggish) · la pĭger (lazy, sluggish) · oc peresós (lazy, sluggish) · nl lui (lazy, sluggish) · la ignavus (lazy, sluggish) · fi laiska (lazy, sluggish) · cmn 懒惰 (lazy, sluggish) · tr uyuşuk (lazy, sluggish) · gl nugallán (lazy, sluggish) · pl nieruchawy (lazy, sluggish) · gl vergallán (lazy, sluggish) · tr miskin (lazy, sluggish) · mi makuku (lazy, sluggish) · tr uyuz (lazy, sluggish) · cmn 懒 (lazy, sluggish) · pl leniwy (lazy, sluggish) · it pigro (lazy, sluggish) · bg ленив (lazy, sluggish) · ota هایلاز (lazy, sluggish) · got 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍃 (lazy, sluggish) · gl galbán (lazy, sluggish) · gl langrán (lazy, sluggish) · gl broeiro (lazy, sluggish) · de faul (lazy, sluggish) · fi veltto (lazy, sluggish) · ota تنبل (lazy, sluggish) · pl gnuśny (lazy, sluggish) · pdt mooj (lazy, sluggish) · chr ᎦᎾᎵ (lazy, sluggish) · sw -vivu (lazy, sluggish) · gl manguán (lazy, sluggish) · gl tramazán (lazy, sluggish) · gl bostrouco (lazy, sluggish)