► lazynot liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything: He’s too lazy to cook himself dinner. She’s the laziest girl I know.
► idle literary lazy and wasting time: She was an idle and careless girl who liked to gossip instead of working.
► shiftless lazy and not at all interested in working: Some politicians seem to think that anyone who doesn’t have a job is shiftless.
► indolent formal lazy and living a comfortable life: He was the indolent son of wealthy parents.
► slothful literary lazy and not active: The slothful man slept while the others worked in the fields.