| laziness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. indolence, laziness | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work. |
| ~ inertia, inactiveness, inactivity | a disposition to remain inactive or inert.; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" |
| ~ faineance, idleness | the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work. |
| ~ shiftlessness | a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition. |
| n. (act) | 2. laziness | relaxed and easy activity.; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" |
| ~ repose, rest, ease, relaxation | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).; "took his repose by the swimming pool" |
| n. (act) | 3. acedia, laziness, sloth | apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins). |
| ~ deadly sin, mortal sin | an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace.; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
| lazy | | |
| adj. | 1. lazy | moving slowly and gently.; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace" |
| ~ slow | not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time.; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" |
| adj. | 2. faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy | disinclined to work or exertion.; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" |
| ~ idle | not in action or at work.; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" |
| slacker | | |
| n. (person) | 1. shirker, slacker | a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime). |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ goldbrick | a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort. |
| ~ do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum | person who does no work.; "a lazy bum" |
| ~ malingerer, shammer, skulker | someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity. |
| ~ scrimshanker | a shirker. |
| indolence | | |
| laziness | | |
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