Synonyms for laziness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ley-zee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ zi |
Top 10 synonyms for laziness Other synonyms for the word laziness
- do-nothingness
- dullness
- faineance
- faineancy
- heaviness
- idleness
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertness
- lackadaisicalness
- languidness
- languorousness
- laxness
- leadenness
- leisureliness
- listlessness
- neglectfulness
- otioseness
- otiosity
- passivity
- remissness
- slackness
- sleepiness
- slothfulness
- slowness
- sluggishness
- stolidity
- supineness
- tardiness
- torpescence
- torpidness
Définition of laziness
Origin :- 1570s, from lazy + -ness.
- noun unwillingness to work, be active
- We'll cure Jim of laziness, and it will be a fine piece of work.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- Laziness, that brutish existence which had been his dream, proved his punishment.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- The light labour entrusted to him became irksome owing to his laziness.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- Perhaps I should never have written at all if you hadn't urged me, shamed me out of my laziness.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Oh, they don't grumble; any excuse for laziness is warmly welcomed.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- The laziness of the Irish people was here exploited with advantage.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- Love is a passion most intimately connected with laziness and little money.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- That fat blind man had given himself up to a very lust of laziness.
- Extract from : « To-morrow » by Joseph Conrad
- Lucien Buonaparte once asked Massieu, "What is laziness or idleness?"
- Extract from : « Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb » by W. R. Roe
- At first this sort of thing seems to us to spring from laziness or from discourtesy.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
Antonyms for laziness
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