laziness
/ˈleɪzɪnəs
/noun [mass noun]
The quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness: it was sheer laziness on my part...
- I stay with them through apathy and laziness, despite the fact that I could find a cheaper partner elsewhere.
- The fall in the number of people voting has very little to do with inconvenience, apathy or laziness in the electorate.
- I no longer maintain the harsh criticism that students harbour apathy or laziness.
Synonyms
idleness, indolence, slothfulness, sloth, shiftlessness, inactivity, inertia, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, torpidity, slowness, heaviness, dullness;
remissness, negligence, slackness, laxity