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laziness

laziness

Meaning of laziness

English

tendency to avoid effort

Русский

склонность избегать труда и прилагать минимум усилий

laziness

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈleɪzɪnəs/
American English
/ˈleɪzinəs/

laziness with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом laziness

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

5 сочетаний

Лень

Laziness
out of laziness
из лени

We're ordering pizza again tonight, partly out of laziness.

Сегодня мы снова заказываем пиццу — отчасти из лени.

pure laziness
чистая лень

Skipping the gym today was pure laziness, not tiredness.

Пропустить сегодня спортзал — это чистая лень, а не усталость.

  • overcome lazinessпобороть лень
  • a fit of lazinessприступ лени
  • laziness and procrastinationлень и прокрастинация

laziness usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

His laziness often stops him from finishing simple tasks.

Его лень часто мешает ему закончить простые дела.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Laziness is his biggest problem.

Лень — его главная проблема.

laziness synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between laziness, indolence, sloth, procrastination, apathy, inertia, and sluggishness

Advanced: broader words

I
🇬🇧English
indolence

laziness; formal, literary

B2very rare word

ENHis indolence showed in his unfinished reports.

🇬🇧English

laziness as a sin; also the animal

B2rare word

ENHe was accused of sloth rather than lack of opportunity.

P
🇬🇧English
procrastination

putting tasks off

B1often

ENHer procrastination meant the project was submitted late.

A
🇬🇧English
apathy

lack of interest or feeling

B2often

ENWidespread apathy among voters led to low turnout.

I
🇬🇧English
inertia

tendency not to act or change

B2often

ENOrganisational inertia prevented the company from adapting quickly.

S
🇬🇧English
sluggishness

slowness, low energy

B1rare word

ENBusiness felt sluggish after the holiday season.

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What does laziness mean?

tendency to avoid effort

How do you pronounce laziness?

laziness is pronounced [ˈleɪzɪnəs].

How is laziness used in a sentence?

Его лень часто мешает ему закончить простые дела. Translation: His laziness often stops him from finishing simple tasks.

Is laziness part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, laziness can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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