laziness

CEFRB1

/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A lack of willingness to work or use energy.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The 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 context
  • Success 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.