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English[]

Etymology[]

1540, origin uncertain, but probably of Template:Gem[[Category:Template:Gem derivations|Lazy]] origin, from basso sassone[[Category:basso sassone derivations|Lazy]] [[lasich#basso sassone|lasich]] "lazy" from Template:Gml[[Category:Template:Gml derivations|Lazy]] [[las#Template:Gml|las]], [[lasich#Template:Gml|lasich]] "slack, feeble" from Proto-Germanic *lasiwaz, *laskaz (feeble, weak) from Proto-Indo-European *las- (weak). Akin to Dutch leuzig "lazy", Old Norse lasinn "limpy, tired, weak", Old English lesu, lysu "false, evil, base". More at lush.

Alternate etymology traces lazy to Early Modern English laysy, a derivative of lay (plural lays + -y) in the same way that tipsy is derived from tip. See lay.

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: /ˈleɪzi/
  • Rhymes: -eɪzi

Adjective[]

Lazy (comparative laz, superlative ier)

Positive
Lazy

Comparative
laz

Superlative
ier

  1. Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
    Get out of bed, you lazy lout!
  2. Requiring little or no effort.
    lazy port
  3. Relaxed or leisurely.
    I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.
  4. (optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
  5. (cattle brands) Turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical.

Synonyms[]

  • (unwilling to work): bone-idle, idle, indolent, slothful, work-shy
  • See also Wikisaurus:lazy

Derived terms[]

Translations[]

et:lazy el:lazy fa:lazy fr:lazy ko:lazy io:lazy id:lazy it:lazy kn:lazy sw:lazy hu:lazy ml:lazy nl:lazy pl:lazy pt:lazy ru:lazy simple:lazy fi:lazy ta:lazy te:lazy th:lazy vi:lazy zh:lazy

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