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lazi·ness

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  1. indolence, lazinessnoun

    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

    Synonyms:
    acedia, sloth, indolence

  2. lazinessnoun

    relaxed and easy activity

    "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"

    Synonyms:
    acedia, sloth, indolence

  3. sloth, laziness, acedianoun

    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

    Synonyms:
    tree sloth, slothfulness, sloth, acedia, indolence

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  1. lazinessnoun

    Synonyms:
    indolence, sloth

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  1. List of paraphrases for "laziness":

    sloth, idleness

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#38659sloth
#41296laziness
#67297idleness
#115916indolence

How to use laziness in a sentence?

  1. Lord Chesterfield:

    Know the true value of time snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness no laziness no procrastination never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

  2. Anonymous:

    A future with automation is the equivalent as the past with primitive technology. It is the abstract factor that will ruin the utmost ambitions of our families' generations. To combat this 'societal plague' is to combat laziness, similar to defending against our negative mentality.

  3. Agatha Christie:

    I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

  4. Franz Kafka:

    There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring Impatience and Laziness.

  5. Joel Martinez:

    The whole stimulus thing, it's just supporting more -- I'm sorry to say it -- laziness, you see it everywhere we go --' Help wanted' -- and nobody wants to fill in the gaps.


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