- idle, laze
- تَكَاسَلَ \ idle, laze: to be lazy. loaf: stand around lazily instead of working. slack: to be careless and lazy at one’s work.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
idle, laze
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laze — verb (lazed; lazing) Etymology: back formation from lazy Date: circa 1592 intransitive verb to act or lie lazily ; idle transitive verb to pass (time) in idleness or relaxation Synonyms: see idle • laze noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
idle — adj 1 *vain, nugatory, otiose, empty, hollow Analogous words: fruitless, bootless, *futile, vain: *ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious: trivial, paltry, *petty, trifling Contrasted words: significant, pregnant, meaningful (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Laze — (l[=a]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lazed} (l[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lazing}.] [See {Lazy}.] To be lazy or idle. [Colloq.] Middleton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laze — idle, loaf, lounge, loll Analogous words: relax, rest, repose (see corresponding nouns at REST) Contrasted words: toil, travail, labor, grind, drudge (see corresponding nouns at WORK) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
laze — [lāz] vi. lazed, lazing [back form. < LAZY] to be lazy or idle; loaf vt. to spend (time, etc.) in idleness: often with away n. an act or instance of lazing … English World dictionary
idle — I. adjective (idler; idlest) Etymology: Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless Date: before 12th century 1. lacking worth or basis ; vain < idle chatter > < idle pleasure > … New Collegiate Dictionary
idle — [[t]a͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] idles, idling, idled 1) ADJ: v link ADJ If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work. Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages. Ant: busy 2) ADJ: v link ADJ If machines or factories are idle … English dictionary
idle — 1. adjective 1) an idle person Syn: lazy, indolent, slothful, work shy, shiftless, inactive, sluggish, lethargic, listless; slack, lax, lackadaisical, good for nothing; rare otiose Ant: ind … Thesaurus of popular words
laze — /layz/, v., lazed, lazing, n. v.i. 1. to idle or lounge lazily (often fol. by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend. v.t. 2. to pass (time, life, etc.) lazily (usually fol. by away). n. 3. a period of ease or… … Universalium
laze — /leɪz / (say layz) verb (i) (lazed, lazing) 1. to be lazy; idle or lounge lazily. –noun 2. the act of lazing. –phrase 3. laze away, to pass (time) lazily. {backformation from lazy} …
idle — Synonyms and related words: abortive, absurd, airy, amble, ambling, asinine, asleep, at a standstill, at anchor, at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, available, baseless, be a sideliner, be still, bootless, brogue, bum, bum around, catchpenny,… … Moby Thesaurus
