laziness

Noun

1 inactivity resulting from a dislike of work [syn: indolence

acedia] 2 apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: sloth

English

Etymology Noun The quality of being lazy

Translations

Czech: lenost

Danish: dovenskab

Ewe: kuviawɔwɔ

French: paresse

German: Faulheit

Portuguese: preguiça

Polish: lenistwo

Russian: лень (len’)

Spanish: locha , desidia

Telugu: సోమరితనము (sOmaritanamu)

Polish: len quality of being lazy

Laziness is the lack of desire to perform work or expend effort. What behavior is considered laziness varies according to personal and societal standards. Chronic laziness may be an underlying psychological condition.

Laziness is considered by some Christians to be one of the seven deadly sins , though it is called sloth on the list.

Feelings of laziness may be a symptom of clinical depression or listlessness

Intellectual laziness The expression "intellectual laziness" is used to describe a tendency to not ask questions or investigate thoroughly, applying a kind of mental routine ( The expression "intellectual laziness" is used to describe a tendency to not ask questions or investigate thoroughly, applying a kind of mental routine ( availability heuristic ) or just following the crowd ( herd behavior ).