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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 )
Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
Get out of bed, you lazy lout!
Requiring little or no effort.
lazy port
Relaxed or leisurely.
I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.
( optometry ) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles .
(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 [ ]
unwilling to work
Afrikaans : lui af (af)
Albanian: përtac sq (sq) , dembel sq (sq)
Arabic: كسلان ar (ar) (kaslaan)
Armenian: ծույլ hy (hy) (çuyl)
Bosnian: lenj bs (bs) m. , lenja bs (bs) f.
Catalan : mandrós ca (ca) m. , mandrosa ca (ca) f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 懶惰 cmn (cmn) , 懒惰 cmn (cmn) (lǎnduò), 懶 cmn (cmn) , 懒 cmn (cmn) (lǎn)
Crimean Tatar : erinçek , tenbel
Croatian: lijen hr (hr) m. , lijena hr (hr) f.
Czech: líný cs (cs) m.
Danish: doven da (da)
Dutch: lui nl (nl)
Esperanto: pigra eo (eo) , mallaborema eo (eo)
Ewe : kuvia
Finnish: laiska fi (fi)
French: paresseux fr (fr) m. , paresseuse fr (fr) f.
German: faul de (de)
Hindi: आलसी hi (hi) (ālasī)
Hungarian: lusta hu (hu)
Italian: pigro it (it) m. , pigra it (it) f.
Japanese: ナマケモノ ja (ja) (namakemono), 怠惰な ja (ja) (たいだな, taida-na)
Kurdish:
Sorani: تهممهڵ ku (ku) (tammaL)
Latin: ignavus la (la)
Marathi : आळशी (āllshī)
Meru : muthao
Old English : īdelġeorn
Persian: تَنبَل fa (fa) (tænbæl)
Pitcairn-Norfolk: hillie
Polish: leniwy pl (pl)
Portuguese: preguiçoso pt (pt)
Russian: ленивый ru (ru) (lenívyj)
Sanskrit: अलसः (alasaha)
Scottish Gaelic : leisg
Serbian:
Cyrillic: лењ m. лења f.
Roman: lenj m. , lenja f.
Spanish: perezoso m. , perezosa f. , flojo m. , floja f. , locho m. , locha f. , haragán es (es)
Swahili: mlegevu sw (sw)
Telugu : సోమరి (sOmari), బద్ధకం (baddhakaM)
Thai: เกียจคร้าน th (th) (kìadkhráan)
Turkish: tembel tr (tr)
Urdu: آلسی ur (ur) (ālasī)
Vietnamese: lười biếng vi (vi) , lười vi (vi)
requiring little or no effort
relaxed or leisurely
Finnish: rauhallinen fi (fi) , unelias fi (fi)
eye: squinting because of weak muscles
Chinese:
Mandarin: 弱視 cmn (cmn) , 弱视 cmn (cmn) (ruòshì)
Dutch: lui nl (nl)
Finnish: karsastava fi (fi)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Swahili: legevu sw (sw)
cattle brands: horizontal
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