Main Entry: ¹la·zy

Pronunciation: \ˈlā-zē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): la·zi·er; la·zi·est

Etymology: perhaps from Middle Low German lasich feeble; akin to Middle High German erleswen to become weak

Date: 1549

1 a : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous b : encouraging inactivity or indolence <a lazy summer day>
2 : moving slowly : sluggish
3 : droopy, lax <a rabbit with lazy ears>
4 : placed on its side <lazy E livestock brand>
5 : not rigorous or strict <lazy scholarship>

— la·zi·ly \-zə-lē\ adverb

— la·zi·ness \-zē-nəs\ noun

— la·zy·ish \-zē-ish\ adjective

synonyms lazy, indolent, slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble <take-out foods for lazy cooks>. indolent suggests a love of ease and a dislike of movement or activity <the heat made us indolent>. slothful implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or speedily when action or speed is called for <fired for being slothful about filling orders>.