laziness
The quality of being lazyThe quality of being lazy
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» Success does not come from laziness.
Aus Faulheit erwächst kein Erfolg. — Manfredo
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being lazy
Faulheit, Trägheit, Müßiggang
леньlenʹ
лінощіlinošči, ліньlinʹ
- relaxed and easy activity
- apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Examples
57 sentencesSuccess does not come from laziness.
deAus Faulheit erwächst kein Erfolg. — Manfredo
I'm fed up with her laziness.
ruЯ сыт по горло её ленью. — odexed
deIch habe ihre Faulheit satt. — xtofu80
I am ashamed of my son's laziness.
deIch schäme mich für die Faulheit meines Sohns. — MUIRIEL
The primary cause of his failure is laziness.
Основна причина його невдачі - лінощі. — deniko
ruГлавная причина его неудачи — лень. — Hellerick
I'm fed up with Tom's laziness.
Translations
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Forms
plural: lazinesses| Singular | laziness |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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