Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
acedia | (Greek) sloth, torpor. |
bedpresser | (Shakesp.) a heavy, lazy fellow. |
dawdler | one who dawdles. |
drone | an idler; a continuous low sound (verb) to make a continuous low sound |
dronish | like a drone; idle. |
dronishly | (Adv.) DRONISH, like a drone, idle. |
drony | like a drone; lazy. |
faineance | (Fr.) doing nothing, being a mere puppet. |
faineancy | doing nothing, being a mere puppet. |
faineant | (Fr.) given to do nothing, idle, lazy; (noun) an idle person. |
faineantise | (Fr.) do-nothing-ness; an indisposition to do anything. |
hallian | (Scots) a lout or lazy rascal. |
hallion | (Scots) a lout or lazy rascal. |
hallyon | (Scots) a lout or lazy rascal. |
idle | unoccupied (verb) to be unoccupied |
idlehood | (Arch.) idleness. |
idler | one that idles. |
idlesse | idleness. |
indolent | lazy, lethargic. |
indolently | (Adv.) INDOLENT, lazy, lethargic. |
laggard | lagging behind (noun) one who lags behind |
laggardly | like a laggard. |
laggardness | the state of being a laggard, one who lags behind. |
layabout | a lazy person, a loafer. |
laze | to pass time lazily. |
laziness | the state of being lazy. |
lazy | idle (verb) to move lazily |
lazybones | a lazy person. |
lazyish | somewhat lazy. |
loafer | a lazy person; a shoe like a moccasin for casual wear. |
loaferish | like a loafer, an idle person. |
lurdan | (Arch.) a dull or sluggish person. |
lurdane | (Arch.) a dull or sluggish person. |
lurden | (Arch.) a dull or sluggish person. |
lusk | (Obs.) to lie about lazily. |
luskish | (Obs.) inclined to be lazy. |
luskishness | (Obs.) the state of being luskish, inclined to be lazy. |
schlumpy | moving in a lazy way. |
scrimshank | to evade work or duty. |
scrimshanker | a shirker. |
shirker | one who shirks. |
skivy | evading work or duty. |
skrimshank | to evade work or duty. |
skrimshanker | one who evades work or duty. |
slacker | a shirker. |
slattery | (Dial.) slovenly. |
sleepyhead | a sleepy person. |
sloth | idleness; (verb) to spend time slothfully. |
slothful | sluggish. |
slothfully | (Adv.) SLOTHFUL, sluggish. |
slothfulness | the state of being slothful. |
sloven | an untidy, dirty person. |
slovenlike | like a sloven. |
slovenly | like a sloven, habitually untidy or unclean. |
slowback | (Obs.) a lazy person. |
slowcoach | a slow or sluggish person. |
slowpoke | a slow person. |
slugabed | one who indulges in lying abed. |
sluggabed | (Shakesp.) one who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. |
sluggard | an habitually lazy person. |
sluggardise | (Shakesp.) to make lazy. |
sluggardize | (Shakesp.) to make lazy. |
sluggardliness | the state of being sluggardly. |
sluggardly | like a sluggard, an habitually lazy person. |
sluggardness | the state of being sluggard. |
sluggish | displaying little movement or activity. |
sluggishly | (Adv.) SLUGGISH, displaying little movement or activity. |
sluggishness | the state of being sluggish. |
sweetman | in the Caribbean, a man kept by a woman. |
workshy | hating or avoiding work; lazy. |