Definition of Laziness

1. Noun. Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work.

Exact synonyms: Indolence
Generic synonyms: Inactiveness, Inactivity, Inertia
Specialized synonyms: Faineance, Idleness, Shiftlessness
Derivative terms: Indolent, Lazy

2. Noun. Relaxed and easy activity. "The laziness of the day helped her to relax"
Generic synonyms: Ease, Relaxation, Repose, Rest
Derivative terms: Lazy

3. Noun. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
Exact synonyms: Acedia, Sloth
Generic synonyms: Deadly Sin, Mortal Sin
Derivative terms: Lazy

Definition of Laziness

1. n. The state or quality of being lazy.

Definition of Laziness

1. Noun. The quality of being lazy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laziness

1. the state of being lazy [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laziness

lazarite
lazars
lazarwort
laze
laze about
laze around
lazed
lazer
lazes
lazied
lazier
lazies
laziest
lazily
lazin'
laziness (current term)
lazinesses
lazing
lazo
lazoed
lazoes
lazoing
lazos
lazuli
lazuline
lazulis
lazulite
lazulites
lazurite
lazurites

Literary usage of Laziness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A New Manual of Method by Alfred Hezekiah Garlick (1896)
"The child is thrown into a strong and antagonistic emotional state. In a depressed and subdued child the appearance of attention is not worth much. laziness ..."

2. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"It is more apt to be for no figs. laziness and shirking, and athletic, social and fraternity distractions. Nor is it an atmosphere that is likely to make a ..."

3. The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida by James McQuade (1885)
"Besides, no one who has not felt the laziness of sea-voyaging can understand the effort required to write. When, for example, one embarks on a steamer for ..."

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