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# laziness

«laziness» in Mova's school dictionary: **not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (laziness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Laziness is not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are able to. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and fables, laziness is often punished or shown as a fault, as in «The Ant and the Grasshopper» and «The Little Red Hen». In everyday life, being tired or ill is different from laziness; rest is needed. Teachers praise effort rather than talent to help pupils avoid laziness. Phrases: pure laziness, out of laziness.

### examples

- His laziness meant the homework was never finished. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x1)
- The grasshopper's laziness left him hungry in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x2)
- Leaving the dishes out of laziness made Mum cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x3)
- Laziness is not the same as being tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x4)
- She fought her laziness and went for a run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x5)
- The cat's laziness was funny; it slept all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x6)
- Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. From «lazy» + -ness, with y becoming i: laziness. Adjective: lazy, lazier, laziest; adverb: lazily. Do not judge others too quickly: someone who seems lazy might be ill, sad or struggling.

### In the corpora

- [Zoning out happens to everyone and is not laziness; you can refocus by asking yourself a question about the topic.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/50-listening-following-talk-asking-good-questions/16/)
- [Laziness rarely hurts only the lazy one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/350-chores-you-skipped/0/)
- [Laziness rarely hurts only the lazy one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play/8/)
- [Depression is an illness, not laziness, and doctors can help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/497-tired-sad-or-drinking-parents-tell-a-trusted-adult/11/)
- [Sleeping a lot when ill is not laziness; during sleep the body repairs itself and the immune system works hard.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/31-why-we-sleep-when-ill/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «laziness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.