laziness

«laziness» in Mova's school dictionary: not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (laziness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Laziness is not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are able to. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and fables, laziness is often punished or shown as a fault, as in «The Ant and the Grasshopper» and «The Little Red Hen». In everyday life, being tired or ill is different from laziness; rest is needed. Teachers praise effort rather than talent to help pupils avoid laziness. Phrases: pure laziness, out of laziness.

examples

• His laziness meant the homework was never finished. tree →
• The grasshopper's laziness left him hungry in winter. tree →
• Leaving the dishes out of laziness made Mum cross. tree →
• Laziness is not the same as being tired. tree →
• She fought her laziness and went for a run. tree →
• The cat's laziness was funny; it slept all day. tree →
• Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. tree →

note

Uncountable. From «lazy» + -ness, with y becoming i: laziness. Adjective: lazy, lazier, laziest; adverb: lazily. Do not judge others too quickly: someone who seems lazy might be ill, sad or struggling.

In the corpora

• Zoning out happens to everyone and is not laziness; you can refocus by asking yourself a question about the topic.
• Laziness rarely hurts only the lazy one.
• Laziness rarely hurts only the lazy one.
• Depression is an illness, not laziness, and doctors can help.
• Sleeping a lot when ill is not laziness; during sleep the body repairs itself and the immune system works hard.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «laziness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.