laziness

Variant of lazy

lazy definition

lazy (lā′zē)

adjective lazier -·zi·er, laziest -·zi·est

  1. not eager or willing to work or exert oneself; indolent; slothful
  2. slow and heavy; sluggish a lazy river
  3. tending to cause laziness a lazy day
  4. ☆ designating or of a letter or figure placed on its side in a livestock brand

Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < MLowG or MDu, as in MLowG lasich, slack, loose < IE les-, slack, tired, akin to base *lēi-: see late

intransitive verb, transitive verb lazied -·zied, lazying -·zy·ing

laze

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