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Noun: laziness  ley-zee-nus
  1. Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
    - indolence
     
  2. Relaxed and easy activity
    "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"
     
  3. Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    - sloth, acedia

Type of: deadly sin, ease, inactiveness, inactivity, inertia, mortal sin, relaxation, repose, rest

Encyclopedia: Laziness