Lazy
adjective
Not liking to work hard or to be active.
He was too lazy to cook, so he ordered a pizza.
Often appears as...
- lazy day
- lazy person
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Disapproving
adjective
Moving slowly or with little effort.
She walked with a lazy grace.
Often appears as...
- lazy stroll
- lazy river
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Approving
adjective
Causing little or no physical exertion.
It was a lazy summer afternoon.
Often appears as...
- lazy day
- lazy pace
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Neutral
adjective
Showing a lack of effort or care.
His lazy attitude towards his homework got him a bad grade.
Often appears as...
- lazy work
- lazy attitude
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Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Put off to a later time; delay.
He is always lazy about doing the dishes.
Often appears as...
- lazy about chores
- lazy about homework
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Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Not liking to work hard or to be active.
He was too lazy to cook, so he ordered a pizza.
Often appears as...
- lazy day
- lazy person
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Moving slowly or with little effort.
She walked with a lazy grace.
Often appears as...
- lazy stroll
- lazy river
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Causing little or no physical exertion.
It was a lazy summer afternoon.
Often appears as...
- lazy day
- lazy pace
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Showing a lack of effort or care.
His lazy attitude towards his homework got him a bad grade.
Often appears as...
- lazy work
- lazy attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Put off to a later time; delay.
He is always lazy about doing the dishes.
Often appears as...
- lazy about chores
- lazy about homework
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Negative Implication
Using 'lazy' often implies a negative judgment about someone's character or work ethic.
My teammate is lazy, he never helps with the project.
Pro Tip 2/2Activity Avoidance
'Lazy' can suggest a person deliberately avoids activities, not just that they don't do them.
She's lazy when it comes to cleaning her room.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Implication
Using 'lazy' often implies a negative judgment about someone's character or work ethic.
My teammate is lazy, he never helps with the project.
Pro Tip 2/2Activity Avoidance
'Lazy' can suggest a person deliberately avoids activities, not just that they don't do them.
She's lazy when it comes to cleaning her room.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Implication
Using 'lazy' often implies a negative judgment about someone's character or work ethic.
My teammate is lazy, he never helps with the project.
Pro Tip 2/2Activity Avoidance
'Lazy' can suggest a person deliberately avoids activities, not just that they don't do them.
She's lazy when it comes to cleaning her room.
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first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories eponymous names like disney and burberry work by embodying the vision and beliefs of their founders these names are okay if you're feeling lazy or just have a big ego
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Larry Smith: Why you...
You're too lazy to do it. It's too hard. You're afraid if you look for your passion and don't find it, you'll feel like you're an idiot, so then you make excuses about why you're not going to look for your passion. They are excuses, ladies and gentlemen. We're going to go through a whole long list --
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Innovating to zero! PIPE...
Some people say you shouldn't even work on the insurance policy because it might make you lazy, that you'll keep eating because you know heart surgery will be there to save you. I'm not sure that's wise, given the importance of the problem, but there's now the geoengineering discussion
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How optical illusions...
You realized your brain had taken a short cut and missed something. But your brain wasn't really being lazy, it's just very busy. So it spends cognitive energy as efficiently as possible, using assumptions about visual information to create a tailored, edited vision of the world.
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Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
Whatever that means. Sounds painful. Whereas the people with the calculated brain said it was just like a lazy apprentice. It only did what it was supposed to do and nothing more, which is almost what people expect robots to do,
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When Lions Work...
the laziest of big cats Lions will often sleep for up to 20 hours a day but with the constant threat of rivals on the horizon resident males have to keep an eye out and will viciously protect their
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The puzzle of motivation...
if we get past this lazy, dangerous, ideology of carrots and sticks, we can strengthen our businesses, we can solve a lot of those candle problems, and maybe, maybe -- we can change the world.
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Cameras Reveal the...
clothes social bonds we see long lazy spells of napping grooming wrestling playing tag and for ma T a refresher on table manners the camera catches another rare and unexpected moment when
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Feats of memory anyone...
by not paying attention to the human being across from us who is talking with us, by being so lazy that we're not willing to process deeply? I learned firsthand
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Understanding the Lives...
for being phenomenally lazy and I would just like to set the record straight they're not really lazy they're very patient they have this sort of lifestyle that
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How to create a great...
first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories eponymous names like disney and burberry work by embodying the vision and beliefs of their founders these names are okay if you're feeling lazy or just have a big ego
Video examples
Larry Smith: Why you...
You're too lazy to do it. It's too hard. You're afraid if you look for your passion and don't find it, you'll feel like you're an idiot, so then you make excuses about why you're not going to look for your passion. They are excuses, ladies and gentlemen. We're going to go through a whole long list --
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Innovating to zero! PIPE...
Some people say you shouldn't even work on the insurance policy because it might make you lazy, that you'll keep eating because you know heart surgery will be there to save you. I'm not sure that's wise, given the importance of the problem, but there's now the geoengineering discussion
Video examples
How optical illusions...
You realized your brain had taken a short cut and missed something. But your brain wasn't really being lazy, it's just very busy. So it spends cognitive energy as efficiently as possible, using assumptions about visual information to create a tailored, edited vision of the world.
Video examples
Robots with "soul" PIPE Guy...
Whatever that means. Sounds painful. Whereas the people with the calculated brain said it was just like a lazy apprentice. It only did what it was supposed to do and nothing more, which is almost what people expect robots to do,
Video examples
When Lions Work...
the laziest of big cats Lions will often sleep for up to 20 hours a day but with the constant threat of rivals on the horizon resident males have to keep an eye out and will viciously protect their
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
if we get past this lazy, dangerous, ideology of carrots and sticks, we can strengthen our businesses, we can solve a lot of those candle problems, and maybe, maybe -- we can change the world.
Video examples
Cameras Reveal the...
clothes social bonds we see long lazy spells of napping grooming wrestling playing tag and for ma T a refresher on table manners the camera catches another rare and unexpected moment when
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Feats of memory anyone...
by not paying attention to the human being across from us who is talking with us, by being so lazy that we're not willing to process deeply? I learned firsthand
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Understanding the Lives...
for being phenomenally lazy and I would just like to set the record straight they're not really lazy they're very patient they have this sort of lifestyle that
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Kim Kardashian
American Celebrity
I feel lazy when I'm not working. I learned all my business sense from my dad. He always believed in me, and I think the last thing he said to me before he passed away was, 'I know you're gonna be OK. I'm not worried about you'.
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Jocko Willink
American
If you wake up whenever you want, and you slept for 10 hours, and you're lazy getting out of bed, then I believe that affects your whole life in a negative way.
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Barbra Streisand
American Actress
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
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David Mamet
American Dramatist
I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly.
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Stellan Skarsgard
Swedish Actor
I'm not lazy on set. I'm lazy in the rest of my life.
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Sanya Malhotra
Indian Actress
Personally, I am a very laid-back and a lazy person.
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Meg White
American Musician
Because you can be lazy if you don't know the truth.
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Mawra Hocane
Pakistani Actress
I don't want to waste my life by being lazy.
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Oscar Peterson
Canadian Musician
I am the worlds laziest writer.
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James May
English Journalist
Deep down inside, I am lazy.
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Kim Kardashian
American Celebrity
I feel lazy when I'm not working. I learned all my business sense from my dad. He always believed in me, and I think the last thing he said to me before he passed away was, 'I know you're gonna be OK. I'm not worried about you'.
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Jocko Willink
American
If you wake up whenever you want, and you slept for 10 hours, and you're lazy getting out of bed, then I believe that affects your whole life in a negative way.
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Barbra Streisand
American Actress
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
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David Mamet
American Dramatist
I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly.
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Stellan Skarsgard
Swedish Actor
I'm not lazy on set. I'm lazy in the rest of my life.
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Sanya Malhotra
Indian Actress
Personally, I am a very laid-back and a lazy person.
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Meg White
American Musician
Because you can be lazy if you don't know the truth.
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Mawra Hocane
Pakistani Actress
I don't want to waste my life by being lazy.
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Oscar Peterson
Canadian Musician
I am the worlds laziest writer.
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James May
English Journalist
Deep down inside, I am lazy.
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