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- pronunciation:
- leI
zi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lazier, laziest |
| definition 1: |
inclined to avoid effort or exertion.
I'm lazy on Sundays, but I work hard during the rest of the week.He's a bit lazy about doing his laundry.- synonyms:
- idle, indolent, lackadaisical, lethargic, listless, otiose, shiftless, slothful, sluggish
- antonyms:
- ambitious, assiduous, diligent, enterprising, hard, industrious, laborious
- similar words:
- negligent, remiss, slack, tardy, vagabond
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| definition 2: |
slow or sluggish in movement.
The large, lazy fly was easy to smack.We walked along the path at a lazy pace.- synonyms:
- dilatory, inactive, inert, laggard, languid, lethargic, slow, sluggish, supine, torpid
- antonyms:
- active, busy
- similar words:
- lumpish, phlegmatic, slack, tardy
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| definition 3: |
marked by, or tending to cause, idleness.
He likes to lie in the hammock on these lazy summer days.- synonyms:
- idle, inactive, quiescent
- antonyms:
- furious
- similar words:
- dormant, indolent, inert, laggard, lumpish, phlegmatic, slothful, sluggish
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| related words: |
inactive, lethargic, logy, slack, truant |
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| derivations: |
lazyish (adj.), lazily (adv.), laziness (n.) |
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