laziness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
    indolence.
  2. noun relaxed and easy activity
    • the laziness of the day helped her to relax
  3. noun apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    sloth; acedia.

WordNet


La"zi*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being lazy.
    Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him. Franklin.

Webster 1913