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LAZINESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Synonyms:

acedia; laziness; sloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("laziness" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

Derivation:

lazy (disinclined to work or exertion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relaxed and easy activity

Example:

the laziness of the day helped her to relax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("laziness" is a kind of...):

ease; relaxation; repose; rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))

Derivation:

lazy (moving slowly and gently)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

Synonyms:

indolence; laziness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("laziness" is a kind of...):

inactiveness; inactivity; inertia (a disposition to remain inactive or inert)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laziness"):

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)

Derivation:

lazy (disinclined to work or exertion)

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