faineant (s)
indolent (s)
lazy (s)
otiose (s)
slothful (s)
work-shy (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def disinclined to work or exertion
examples faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
an indolent hanger-on
too lazy to wash the dishes
shiftless idle youth
slothful employees
the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
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Similar to idle
Derivationally related form slothful → slothfulness
Derivationally related form lazy → laziness; lazy → laziness
Derivationally related form indolent → indolence
Derivationally related form faineant → faineance
Incoming links
Similar to idle
Derived from adjective lazily → lazy
Derived from adjective indolently → indolent
Derivationally related form laziness → lazy; laziness → lazy
Derivationally related form indolence → indolent
Derivationally related form faineance → faineant
Derivationally related form slothfulness → slothful

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