laziness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
Types & categories
- inertia hypernym
- faineance hyponym
- shiftlessness hyponym
Related & opposite
- indolent derivation
Sense 2 noun
relaxed and easy activity
the laziness of the day helped her to relax
Types & categories
- repose hypernym
Related & opposite
- lazy derivation
Sense 3 noun
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Types & categories
- mortal sin hypernym
Related & opposite
- indolent derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | indolent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inertia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | faineance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shiftlessness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lazy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | repose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | indolent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mortal sin |