Lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble Indolent suggests a love of ease and a dislike of movement or activity Slothful implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or speedily when action or speed is called for. Laziness (also known as indolence or sloth) is emotional disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to exert oneself It is often used as a pejorative Terms for a person seen to be lazy include couch potato and slacker.
If you describe an event or activity as lazy, you mean that it is slow and gentle, or does not involve much effort Tending to avoid work, activity, or exertion. See examples of lazy used in a sentence. If you describe something as lazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently. Definition of lazy adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Conducive to inactivity or indolence Depicted as reclining or lying on its side Used of a brand on livestock. Not willing to work or be energetic. Lazy (comparative lazier, superlative laziest) unwilling to do work or make an effort The words indolent and slothful are common synonyms of lazy
While all three words mean not easily aroused to activity, lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble.
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