| NOUN | attribute | laziness, indolence | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | laziness | relaxed and easy activity | |
| act | laziness, sloth, acedia | apathy / apathy and inactivity / inactivity in the practice of virtue / virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
| Sounds | ley'ziynahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | indolence | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | inactiveness, inactivity, inertia | A disposition to remain inactive or inert |
| Spanish | acidia, indolencia, pereza | |
| Catalan | indolència | |
| Adjectives | lazy | disinclined to work or exertion |
| Meaning | Relaxed and easy activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" | |
| Broader | rest, ease, repose, relaxation | freedom from activity (work or strain / strain or responsibility) |
| Adjectives | lazy | moving slowly and gently |
| Meaning | apathy / apathy and inactivity / inactivity in the practice of virtue / virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sloth, acedia | |
| Broader | mortal sin, deadly sin | An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace |
| Spanish | acedia, pereza | |
| Catalan | accídia, mandra, peresa | |
| Adjectives | lazy | disinclined to work or exertion |
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