What does laziness mean?
Laziness means The quality of being lazy.
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/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/ · noun
The quality of being lazy.
“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.
Use laziness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Laziness means The quality of being lazy.
Common synonyms include acedia, indolence, sloth.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“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.”
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