Question 1 · Quick check
laziness
/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A lack of willingness to work or use energy.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe quality of being lazy
Examples
Were it not for laziness, he might have been rich.
Industrious people look down on laziness.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextSuccess does not come from laziness.
Generalizing harshly and broadly but implying “you know which ones I mean” is an intellectual and rhetorical laziness that is not allowed to pass anywhere else in these communities.
“It is thine own laziness, thou false English blood, that doest nothing but drink and sleep,” retorted the page, “and leaves that lither lad to do the work, that he minds as little as thou.”
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Origin
noun
From lazy + -ness.