The Multilingual Sign Language Wordnet

Synset omw.00294579-a

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Lemmas: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy

Definition: disinclined to work or exertion

Examples:

• faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
• an indolent hanger-on
• too lazy to wash the dishes
• shiftless idle youth
• slothful employees
• the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy