"lazy" meaning in English

See lazy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪzi/ Audio: en-us-lazy.ogg [US] Forms: lazy [positive], lazier [comparative], laziest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|lazy|lazier|laziest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is lazy, they do not want to work or do anything difficult. Synonyms: idle
    Sense id: simple-lazy-en-adj-urmrdpkn
  2. A lazy day or time is a time for relaxing. Synonyms: idle
    Sense id: simple-lazy-en-adj-txPqHGGY
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    },
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        "superlative"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "He went to a restaurant because he was too lazy to cook."
        },
        {
          "text": "I had a lazy dog who just slept on the sofa all day."
        }
      ],
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        "If someone is lazy, they do not want to work or do anything difficult."
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We finished school and looked forward to the lazy days of summer."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lazy day or time is a time for relaxing."
      ],
      "id": "simple-lazy-en-adj-txPqHGGY",
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        {
          "word": "idle"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈleɪzi/"
    },
    {
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        "US"
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    }
  ],
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lazier",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laziest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "He went to a restaurant because he was too lazy to cook."
        },
        {
          "text": "I had a lazy dog who just slept on the sofa all day."
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "idle"
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          "text": "We finished school and looked forward to the lazy days of summer."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        }
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