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I'm from northern Virginia, but I grew up next to the West Virginia border, so it was hills and farmland. We had that sense of adventure you get from growing up around old farmhouses and lazy, rolling hills, you know?
Hilarie Burton

Meaning of "lazy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAZY

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAZY

lazy  [ˈleɪzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAZY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lazy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAZY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lazy

Lazy may refer to: ▪ Laziness, a lack of desire to expend effort ▪ Lazy, a former village now part of the town of Orlová in the Czech Republic In music: ▪ Lazy, a Japanese rock band ▪ Lazy, an American band featuring former members of the Supreme Beings of Leisure ▪ Lazy, an album by The Hot Monkey ▪ "Lazy" ▪ "Lazy" ▪ "Lazy" ▪ "The Lazy Song", by Bruno Mars ▪ "Lazy", a song by Love & Rockets from Earth, Sun, Moon ▪ "Lazy", a song by X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne from Muzikizum ▪ Lazy Lester, American blues harmonica player...

Definition of lazy in the English dictionary

The first definition of lazy in the dictionary is not inclined to work or exertion. Other definition of lazy is conducive to or causing indolence. Lazy is also moving in a languid or sluggish manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAZY


Buthelezi
ˌbʊtəˈleɪzɪ
calabrese
ˌkæləˈbreɪzɪ
Campese
kæmˈpeɪzɪ
crazy
ˈkreɪzɪ
daisy
ˈdeɪzɪ
gazy
ˈɡeɪzɪ
glazy
ˈɡleɪzɪ
half-crazy
ˌhɑːfˈkreɪzɪ
hazy
ˈheɪzɪ
jalfrezi
ˌdʒælˈfreɪzɪ
jasey
ˈdʒeɪzɪ
jasy
ˈdʒeɪzɪ
jazy
ˈdʒeɪzɪ
lackadaisy
ˈlækəˌdeɪzɪ
mazey
ˈmeɪzɪ
mazy
ˈmeɪzɪ
Sangiovese
ˌsændʒəʊˈveɪzɪ
Scorsese
skɔːˈseɪzɪ
sex-crazy
ˌsɛksˈkreɪzɪ
upsy-daisy
ˈʌpsɪˈdeɪzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAZY

laze
lazier
laziest
lazily
laziness
Lazio
lazuli
lazulite
lazurite
lazy bed
lazy daisy stitch
lazy eye
lazy Susan
lazy tongs
lazybones
lazyish
lazzarone
lazzo

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAZY

Ashkenazy
bizzy
breezy
cozy
dizzy
fizzy
floozy
frenzy
frizzy
fuzzy
glitzy
jazzy
oozy
Orczy
Sarkozy
sleazy
snazzy
sneezy
stir-crazy
wheezy

Synonyms and antonyms of lazy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAZY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lazy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lazy

Translation of «lazy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAZY

Find out the translation of lazy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lazy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lazy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

懒惰的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perezoso
570 millions of speakers

English

lazy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आलसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَسُولٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ленивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preguiçoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paresseux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faul
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怠惰な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게으른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong tuwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lười biếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோம்பேறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tembel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pigro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leniwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ледачий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leneș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οκνηρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lui
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lazy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAZY»

The term «lazy» is very widely used and occupies the 7.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAZY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lazy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lazy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lazy

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10 QUOTES WITH «LAZY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lazy.
1
Irving Babbitt
An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.
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Ellen Barkin
I just would never go audition, and yet I was in very visible places where people would come looking for actors. I say I'm lazy, though I'm sure if I were in therapy for a lot of years, it would turn out to be a lot more than laziness. After awhile, it was, like, too embarrassing for me not to go on auditions. I had to be humiliated into it.
3
Julian Barnes
There will always be non-readers, bad readers, lazy readers - there always were.
4
Ashley Benson
My skin is really sensitive, so I don't use too much on it. I'm actually really bad at washing my face. I get so lazy at night so I usually buy the Neutrogena wipes and it gets all the makeup off and its easy and that's the way to go. I hate washing my face, so I always use the wipes.
5
Madhur Bhandarkar
My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man.
6
Ben Bradlee
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.
7
Kobe Bryant
I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.
8
Hilarie Burton
I'm from northern Virginia, but I grew up next to the West Virginia border, so it was hills and farmland. We had that sense of adventure you get from growing up around old farmhouses and lazy, rolling hills, you know?
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Meg Cabot
I was too lazy to start a whole new story, so I just stuck a princess into the story I was working on... and The Princess Diaries was born!
10
Allan Carr
I haven't really got much get up and go. I can't believe I'm on the telly. I'm so lazy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAZY»

Discover the use of lazy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lazy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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45 Lazy Eye Exercises: Eye Patch Exercises to Improve Vision ...
This book provides near-sighted activities for parents that can be performed during eye patching. "45 Lazy Eye Exercises" provides a collection of activities and ideas that you can use to make patching time more effective and fun for your ...
Tammie Taylor, 2009
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The Lazy Winner: How to do more with less effort and succeed ...
The Lazy Winner is for all those who simply want to do more with less effort and succeed in their working and personal lives without rushing around like headless chickens or putting in 100 hour weeks.
Peter Taylor, 2011
3
The Lazy Intellectual: Maximum Knowledge, Minimal Effort
They want their information. And they want it now. This book fills that void next to the recliner as the go-to reference whenever work conversations or bar trivia have you feeling stupid.
Richard Wallace, 2010
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Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
" This classic book is full of useful tips on how to live a more conscious life and to be an engaged and aware member of the universal community.
Thaddeus Golas, 2002
5
The lazy project manager: How to be twice as productive and ...
What. didI. miss? If you were amongst those who didn't cheat and read conscientiously through all the chapters then you didn't missanything; you can gostraight to productive heaven with my blessing. But if you did cheat then, hey, you missed ...
Peter Taylor, 2012
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Easy English for lazy people: английский в рифмованных ...
В пособии представлен курс, который построен в форме зарифмованных диалогов на основные темы повседневной жизни, что помогает ...
Евгения Леонидовна Карлова, 2011
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The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing: A Book for ...
In this enlightening, entertaining guide, veteran financial commentator Dr. Paul Farrell shows you how to grow a seven-figure nest egg without midnight jitters, time-consuming study, or paying a nickel in commissions to stockbrokers and ...
Paul B. Farrell, 2004
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The Importance of Being Lazy: In Praise of Play, Leisure, ...
Without true leisure, Gini says, we are diminished as individuals and as a society. The Importance of Being Lazy is our road map for learning how to play, doze, gaze, amble and goof-off without guilt." - back cover.
Al Gini, 2007
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The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
In The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book their friendship endures in a full-color collection of Sunday cartoons and original art done for the book, all fit for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
‎1989
10
The Myth of the Lazy Native: A Study of the Image of the ...
Drawing on the work of Karl Mannheim and the sociology of knowledge, Alatas analyses the origins and functions of such myths in the creation and reinforcement of colonial ideology and capitalism.
Syed Hussein Alatas, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAZY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lazy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Foley brands Baird's GST plan 'lazy' but falters on key detail - ABC
NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has labelled the Premier's proposal to raise the Goods and Services Tax to 15 per cent as "lazy", but ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Raising the GST is a lazy reflex by conservatives - The Drum … - ABC
The right-wing brain explosion over a higher GST is a case of evidence-free policy. Instead, we should be trying to restore structural balance to ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Baseball: Crabs' 10-game win streak snapped on 'Lazy Sunday'
Redding Colt. 45s outfielder Eli Putnam slides safely into home in front of Humboldt Crabs pitcher Scott Parker following a passed ball in the ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
4
Our presidents have been lazy - Odike | General News 2015-07-19
“These loans come with strings attached, and this does not auger well for ordinary Ghanaians, in short we have had lazy presidents”, he added. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5
Sandy Parrill: Hot nights, lazy days means it must be July - Joplin …
It's time for lazy days, marveling at shapes forming in whipped-cream clouds, long walks in cool evening air and watching butterflies do mating ... «Joplin Globe, Jul 15»
6
'Althetes' compete to be top Lazy Man Triathlete - LimaOhio.com …
Greg Sowinski | The Lima News Terry Conley, of Lima, hits a golf ball Saturday during the Lazy Man Triathlon as his friends watch. Golf was the ... «Lima Ohio, Jul 15»
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If you like it hot, soak up those lazy, hazy days of summer right now …
Our hosts had made chilled cucumber soup with cukes from their garden, and we had cocktails in our hands and a pair of lazy dogs snoozing ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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Vidya's lazy when she's not working | The Asian Age
Vidya Balan is one of the few actresses in B-town who says it like it is. Ask her what a typical day in her life would be and she says, “Of course ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
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Kate Middleton Called Lazy by the Queen — Nicknames Her …
And this is not the first time that Kate has failed to meet her royal duties, earning for her the lazy tags, including “Lazy Katie”. That apparently ... «Ledger Gazette, Jul 15»
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Adirondack chair represents lazy summer days - New Jersey Herald
There are many things that represent the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. But for me, nothing says, “It's summer, now let's relax,” more than an ... «New Jersey Herald, Jul 15»

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