faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
(adjective) disinclined to work or exertion; âfaineant kings under whose rule the country languishedâ; âan indolent hanger-onâ; âtoo lazy to wash the dishesâ; âshiftless idle youthâ; âslothful employeesâ; âthe unemployed are not necessarily work-shyâ
lazy
(adjective) moving slowly and gently; âup a lazy riverâ; âlazy white cloudsâ; âat a lazy paceâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lazier
comparative form of lazy
Source: Wiktionary
La"zy, a. [Compar. Lazier; superl. Laziest.] Etym: [OE. lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L. lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig.]
1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work. Bacon.
2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. "The night owl's lazy flight." Shak.
3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] B. Jonson.
Lazy tongs, a system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery.
Syn.
– Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See Idle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
