Definition of LAZY

lazy

Meanings

Plural: lazies

Adjective Satellite

  • moving slowly and gently
    • "up a lazy river"
    • "lazy white clouds"
    • "at a lazy pace"
  • disinclined to work or exertion
    • "too lazy to wash the dishes"

Adj

  • Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
  • Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
  • Showing a lack of effort or care.
  • Sluggish; slow-moving.
  • Lax:
  • Droopy.
  • Lax:
  • Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
  • Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.
  • Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
  • Wicked; vicious.

Verb

  • To laze, act in a lazy manner.

Noun

  • A lazy person.
  • Sloth (animal).

Origin / Etymology

Attested since 1540, origin uncertain. Probably from Low German and Middle Low German lasich (“slack, feeble, lazy”), from las, from Old Saxon lask, 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.
An 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.

Synonyms

bone-idle, faineant, idle, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, lazy, lither, otiose, slothful, sluggish, swear, torpid, work-shy

Scrabble Score: 16

lazy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lazy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lazy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

lazy is a valid Words With Friends word