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The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample.
John James Audubon

Meaning of "sluggard" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLUGGARD

Slogarde; related to slug1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLUGGARD

sluggard  [ˈslʌɡəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUGGARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sluggard can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLUGGARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sluggard in the English dictionary

The definition of sluggard in the dictionary is a person who is habitually indolent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLUGGARD


ahungered
əˈhʌŋɡəd
Beghard
ˈbɛɡəd
beleaguered
bɪˈliːɡəd
buggered
ˈbʌɡəd
butterfingered
ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəd
disfigured
dɪsˈfɪɡəd
figured
ˈfɪɡəd
fingered
ˈfɪŋɡəd
haggard
ˈhæɡəd
jiggered
ˈdʒɪɡəd
lagered
ˈlɑːɡəd
laggard
ˈlæɡəd
niggard
ˈnɪɡəd
nimble-fingered
ˌnɪmbəlˈfɪŋɡəd
saggard
ˈsæɡəd
staggard
ˈstæɡəd
staggered
ˈstæɡəd
sugared
ˈʃʊɡəd
triggered
ˈtrɪɡəd
unfigured
ʌnˈfɪɡəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUGGARD

sludgier
sludgiest
sludgy
slue
sluff
slug
slug it out
slugabed
slugfest
sluggardise
sluggardize
sluggardliness
sluggardly
sluggardness
slugged
slugger
slugging
sluggish
sluggishly
sluggishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUGGARD

Asgard
belgard
disregard
Fugard
in this regard
Midgard
misregard
regard
savegard
self-regard
Utgard

Synonyms and antonyms of sluggard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sluggard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUGGARD

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

Translator English - Chinese

懒汉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perezoso
570 millions of speakers

English

sluggard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आलसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكسلان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ленивец
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

Sluggard
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Faulpelz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怠け者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게으른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sluggard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người làm biếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோம்பேறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miskin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poltrone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sluggard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінивець
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

luiaard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

late
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sluggard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sluggard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUGGARD»

The term «sluggard» is regularly used and occupies the 80.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUGGARD» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SLUGGARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sluggard.
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John James Audubon
The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample.
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Isaac Watts
'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, you have waked me too soon, I must slumber again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUGGARD»

Discover the use of sluggard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sluggard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Preaching Types & Metaphors (Keach)
How long wilt thou sleep, 0 Sluggard ? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ?" Prov. vi. 9 " How long wilt thou sleep ?" Sleep is taken variously in the holy scripture. 1. For the binding or closing up the senses, to give the body rest : " The same ...
Benjamin Keach
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Family Finance Handbook: Discovering the Blessings of ...
The Principle of the Sluggard Lifestyle "/ went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my  ...
Rich Brott, 2004
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The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament
The "sluggard" and the "slothful man" are mentioned at least seventeen times in Proverbs, and nothing good is said about them. We need to recognize the fact that work is not a curse. God gave Adam work to do in the Garden even before sin ...
Warren W. Wiersbe
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Tropologia: A Key, to Open Scripture Metaphors, in Four ...
How long will thou sleep, 0 Sluggard 7 When will thou arise out of thy sleep ?" Prov. vi. 9. “ How long wilt thou sleep ? Sleep is taken variously in the holy scripture. 1. For the binding or closing up the senses, to give the body rest: “ The same ...
Benjamin Keach, Thomas De Laune, 1856
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The Secret of the Seven Pillars - Building Your Life on ...
Mixing Mercy and Money: Knowing When Not to Give Money to Those in Need Proverbs: "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers ...
Daniel Biddle, 2007
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Straight to the Heart of Solomon: 60 Bite-Sized Insights
The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. (Proverbs 13:4) If you travel on the London Underground, you are bound to see the posters: "Spotting a ticketinspector is easy — they lookjust like you.
Phil Moore, 2013
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The Book of Proverbs: Chapters 1-15
Warning to the Sluggard (6:6-11) The theme of self-inflicted economic impoverishment continues. Whereas the agents of the financial affliction heretofore were the unchaste wife (5:7- 10) and the debtor (6:1-5), now it is the created order itself ...
Bruce K. Waltke, 2004
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Proverbs
THE SLUGGARD Proverbs 26:14 As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. 26:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!" 22:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be ...
Kenneth T. Aitken, 1986
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Like Grapes of Gold Set in Silver: An Interpretation of ...
min-'13: “Lazy hand” is a metonymy for “lazy worker” or “sluggard”.49 Its syntagms (Table 8) can be grouped under diligence and produce (poverty). The first category coincides with “one who sleeps during harvest” “disgraceful son”, as well as ...
Knut Martin Heim, 2001
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Proverbs: A Commentary
The sluggard and the diligent are one of four paired types in Proverbs, the others being wise and foolish, righteous and wicked, and rich and poor. Proverbs is less harsh on the sluggard than on the fool and the wicked, often simply dismissing ...
Richard J. Clifford, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUGGARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sluggard is used in the context of the following news items.
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It has been short, but it has been mostly sweet for Australia's Chris …
He does not possess an expansive game but neither does he fit that description beloved of batsmen of his ilk: nuggety. He is minimalist sure, but no sluggard. «The National, Jul 15»
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Causing and Condoning Sinful Behavior: Part II
“The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.” (Proverbs 21:25, ESV) Not working is contrary to the law of nature and against God's ... «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
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I write this in response
Proverbs 13:4 states, “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” Be careful, for those who fit the ... «Kingstree News, Jun 15»
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The world is passing Harper by on carbon tax issue
Mr. Harper is not listening, even though Canada has developed a reputation as a global sluggard on the environmental front. This week, a group co-chaired by ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Fools— April or Otherwise
“The fool says in his heart, there is no god……”. Whether we are aware of it or not 'the fool', like 'the sluggard' or 'the sage/wise man' are stock characters in ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
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Top 7 Bible Verses About Laziness
The sluggard is the same thing as a lazy person. Solomon wants the sluggard to consider the ant. Look at how diligently the ant works and works and prepares ... «Patheos, Jan 15»
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10 projects IT should stop putting off
As we get underway in 2015, IT departments can help themselves by getting on top of historically "sluggard" projects before these projects begin to grow beyond ... «TechRepublic, Jan 15»
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The wise man doubts often while the fool doubts not
And later in the Book Of Proverbs, the same thought is echoed again: "The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.". «AsiaOne, Jan 15»
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We adapted to recycling, we can live without plastic bags
And they resented the attitude, real or projected, that if you didn't recycle you were an environmental sluggard who deserved nothing but sneers and public ... «Baltimore Sun, Nov 14»
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Rogue Wildlife-killing Program Wins 2014 Rubber Dodo Award
It likely came from the Dutch word dodoor, meaning “sluggard,” the Portuguese word doudo, meaning “fool” or “crazy,” or the Dutch word dodaars meaning ... «Center for Biological Diversity, Oct 14»

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