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Word entry · 8 letters

laziness

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"Sloth"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/Part of speech nounSorted aeilnsszStarts with LEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Word origin

From lazy + -ness.

Used in a sentence

  • “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.

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