"laziness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪzinəs/ Forms: laziness [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: lazy + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|lazy|ness}} lazy + -ness Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Laziness is the act of being lazy or idle and to do no work.
    Sense id: simple-laziness-en-noun-8BLO3eK3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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