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Etymology
Origin uncertain; compare Low German lasich �idle�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�leɪzi/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪzi|-eɪzi

Adjective
en-adj|laz|ier

1. Unwilling to do work or make an effort.

#: Get out of bed, you lazy Zlatan!

1. optometry: Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
2. (cattle brands) turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical.

Synonyms
(unwilling to work): bone-idle, idle, indolent, slothful, work-shy

Derived terms
laze
laziness
lazybones
lazy evaluation
lazy eye
lazy Susan

Translations
trans-top|unwilling to work
Afrikaans: lui
Arabic: t-|ar|�س�ا�|trkasl�n|scARchar
Bosnian: lenj m, lenja f
Chinese: �� (l�nduò)
Crimean Tatar: erın�ek
Croatian: lenj m, lenja f
Czech: t+|cs|líný|m
Danish: t+|da|doven
Dutch: lui, luie
Esperanto: t-|eo|pigra|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: kuvia
Finnish: t+|fi|laiska
French: t+|fr|paresseux|m, t+|fr|paresseuse|f
German: t+|de|faul
Hindi: �लस� (�lasī)
Hungarian: t+|hu|lusta
Italian: t+|it|pigro|m, t+|it|pigra|f
Japanese: t-|ja|�����|trnamakemono|scJpan
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Kurdish:

Latin: t-|la|ignavus
Marathi: �ळश� (�llshī)
Norfuk: hillie
Old English: idelgeorn|īdelġeorn
Persian: t+|fa|ت�ب�|altت��ب��|trtænbæl|scFAchar|xsPersian
Polish: t+|pl|leniwy
Portuguese: t+|pt|preguiçoso
Russian: t+|ru|ленив�й|sc=Cyrl
Sanskrit: �लस� (alasaha)
Serbian:
:* Cyrillic: ле� m ле�а f
:* Roman: lenj m, lenja f
Scottish Gaelic: leisg
Spanish: perezoso m, perezosa f, flojo m, floja f, locho m, locha f, t|es|haragán
Telugu: స�మరి (sOmari), బద�ధ�� (baddhakaM)
Turkish: t+|tr|tembel
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trans-top|eye: squinting because of weak muscles
Dutch: een lui oog, het luie oog
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fa:lazy
fr:lazy
ko:lazy
io:lazy
id:lazy
it:lazy
hu:lazy
pl:lazy
pt:lazy
ru:lazy
simple:lazy
fi:lazy
ta:lazy
te:lazy
vi:lazy
zh:lazy

• 2007-12-26 00:25 - Tbot - added t for cs, da, fr, fa, pl, pt, ru, tr

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