Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laziness

/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: lazi-ness
IPA: /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being lazy

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“It is thine own laziness, thou false English blood, that doest nothing but drink and sleep,” retorted the page, “and leaves that lither lad to do the work, that he minds as little as thou.”"
"Generalizing harshly and broadly but implying “you know which ones I mean” is an intellectual and rhetorical laziness that is not allowed to pass anywhere else in these communities."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lazy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English laziness From lazy + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lazinesses (plural)

Synonyms

sloth acedia indolence

Rhymes With

craziness

Questions

How do you pronounce laziness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/.
What does laziness mean?: The quality of being lazy
Where does laziness come from?: Etymology tree English lazy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English laziness From lazy + -ness.

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