Lazy: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Tips

Meaning 1：indolent (lazy)

lazy 🔊

/ˈleɪzi/

adj.

Not willing to work or use energy; preferring to relax.

Lazy person lounging on sofa watching TV

indolent 🔊

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/ˈɪndələnt/

adj.

Describes a person who avoids effort, work, or activity; preferring to rest or do nothing.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Middle Low German 'lasich' meaning weak or slow.

💡 Mnemonic

Lazy = Lays around all day, Zero energy.

📖 Example

He was so lazy on Sunday that he stayed in bed until noon. 🔊 He was so lazy on Sunday that he stayed in bed until noon.

🔗 Collocations

lazy bones – a very lazy person

lazy morning – a morning spent relaxing without obligations

lazy eye – a medical condition where one eye doesn't develop normal vision

🔄 Synonyms

idle (adj.) – Not active or working; avoiding work.

slothful (adj.) – Habitually inactive and lazy.

lackadaisical (adj.) – Lacking enthusiasm and effort; careless.

🚫 Antonyms

industrious (adj.) – Hardworking and diligent.

energetic (adj.) – Full of energy and active.

diligent (adj.) – Showing careful and persistent effort.

🌱 Derivatives

laziness (n.) – The quality of being unwilling to work or use energy.

lazily (adv.) – In a lazy manner.

laze (v.) – To spend time relaxing or idling.

📖 Cultural Story

First recorded in the 1540s, possibly from Low German 'lasich'. It is associated with the concept of sloth, one of the seven deadly sins in Christian tradition.