lazy meaning
lazy :
not active, not wanting to work
adjective
▪ He is lazy and sleeps all day.
▪ He does not want to work and sleeps all day.
▪ The lazy cat lay in the sun.
▪ The cat did not move and lay in the sun.
paraphrasing
▪ idle – not working
▪ sluggish – slow and inactive
▪ indolent – avoiding activity
▪ lethargic – lacking energy
Pronunciation
lazy [ˈleɪ.zi]
The stress is on 'lay' and sounds like 'lay-zee'.
Common phrases and grammar about lazy
lazy - Common meaning
adjective
not active, not wanting to work
Part of Speech Changes for "lazy"
▪ laziness (noun) – not wanting to work
▪ lazily (adverb) – in a lazy way
Common Expressions with "lazy"
▪ lazy afternoon – a slow afternoon
▪ lazy person – someone who does not want to work
▪ lazy day – a day with no work
▪ lazy river – a slow-moving river
Important examples of lazy in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, lazy often describes a person or an animal that is not active.
Example of a confusing word: lax (not strict)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Lazy is used as an adjective to describe nouns, often appearing in grammar questions to test adjective placement.
lazy
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
lazy bones
'a very lazy person', often used humorously.
take it easy
means 'to relax and not work hard'.
Differences between similar words and lazy
lazy
,
idle
differences
Lazy means not wanting to work, while idle means not working because of lack of work or purpose.
Words with the same origin as lazy
The origin of lazy
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
