lazy की परिभाषा

शब्द आवृत्ति

lazy

(leɪzi )

शब्द प्रारूप:comparative lazier , superlative laziest

1. विशेषण

If someone is lazy, they do not want to work or make any effort to do anything.

Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down.

I was too lazy to learn how to read music. [+ to-infinitive]

समानार्थी शब्द:idle, inactive, indolent, slack lazy के अधिक समानार्थी

laziness अगणनीय संज्ञा

Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.

समानार्थी शब्द:idleness, negligence, inactivity, slowness lazy के अधिक समानार्थी

2. विशेषण [ADJECTIVE noun]

You can use lazy to describe an activity or event in which you are very relaxed and which you do or take part in without making much effort.

Her latest novel is perfect for a lazy summer's afternoon reading.

We would have a lazy lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun.

समानार्थी शब्द:lethargic, languorous, slow-moving, languid lazy के अधिक समानार्थी

lazily (leɪzɪli ) क्रिया विशेषण [ADVERB with verb]

Liz went back into the kitchen, stretching lazily.

3. विशेषण [ADJECTIVE noun]

If you describe something as lazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently.

[literary]

...a valley of rolling farms spread out along a lazy river.

...the lazy, loose grace of the born athlete.

lazily क्रिया विशेषण [ADVERB with verb]

The Salzach river threaded its way lazily between the old city and the new.

Video: pronunciation of 'lazy'

शब्द आवृत्ति

lazy in American

(ˈleɪzi ; lāˈzē)

विशेषणशब्द प्रारूप:ˈlazier or ˈlaziest

not eager or willing to work or exert oneself; indolent; slothful

slow and heavy; sluggish

a lazy river

tending to cause laziness

a lazy day

4. US

designating or of a letter or figure placed on its side in a livestock brand

अकर्मक क्रिया, सकर्मक क्रियाशब्द प्रारूप:ˈlazied or ˈlazying

laze

व्युत्पन्न प्रारुप

lazily (ˈlazily)

क्रिया विशेषण

laziness (ˈlaziness)

संज्ञा

lazy के शब्द मूल

Early ModE, prob. < MLowG or MDu, as in MLowG lasich, slack, loose < IE les-, slack, tired, akin to base *lēi-: see late

शब्द आवृत्ति

lazy in British

(ˈleɪzɪ )

विशेषणशब्द प्रारूप:lazier or laziest

not inclined to work or exertion

conducive to or causing indolence

moving in a languid or sluggish manner

a lazy river

(of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side

व्युत्पन्न प्रारुप

lazily (ˈlazily)

क्रिया विशेषण

laziness (ˈlaziness)

संज्ञा

lazy के शब्द मूल

C16: origin uncertain

lazy युक्त उदाहरण वाक्य

ये उदाहरण स्वचालित रूप से चुने गए हैं और इसमें संवेदनशील सामग्री हो सकती है अधिक पढ़ें…

They're too lazy to work. The Sun (2016)Wearing the patch on his good eye makes his lazy one work harder. The Sun (2010)Its thrilling slides and lazy river provide fun for all the family. The Sun (2009)They remind me of the school holidays and lazy summer afternoons. The Sun (2012)They may be lazy and resist work to the point of sabotaging it in one situation. Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)Facilities will include two pools with a lazy river and a bowling alley. The Sun (2013)The impressive library and the sunny terrace are both great places for a lazy afternoon. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Left to his own devices he could be very lazy about school work. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The huge restaurant is perfect for lounging away lazy afternoons. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Are you lazy or just incompetent? Times, Sunday Times (2013)For two minutes you slide above the top deck and at points rush over the ocean before dropping into the lazy river. The Sun (2015)The lazy lunches in our walled garden, in the shade of a fig tree. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Take a month and you are lazy, take a week and you are sad. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Teachers were also criticised for being too lazy to learn pupils' names. Times, Sunday Times (2015)There are also those who are lazy, incompetent or simply in the wrong job. Times, Sunday Times (2012)But in such cases don't take the lazy option. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Down the line, officials are lazy and incompetent. The Sun (2010)But most clergy are not lazy; they work hard. Christianity Today (2000)I just said that to make those lazy lumps move themselves. Times, Sunday Times (2012)I was working at home and there were lazy leftovers for lunch in the Tupperware. Times, Sunday Times (2010)I had forgotten quite how lazy long-distance drama makes actors. Times, Sunday Times (2016)I'm too lazy to make my own. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Hunting is a hobby; they normally take the lazy option of acquiring nutritional variety from other cats' bowls. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Fab for A lazy lunch, lulled by the sound of the waves. The Sun (2015)