Slothful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disinclined to work or exertion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈɑːθfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈɒθfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈɒθfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈɑːθfəl/.

Examples

faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
an indolent hanger-on
too lazy to wash the dishes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indolent otiose lazy faineant work-shy

Parts of Speech

adjective

disinclined to work or exertion

“faineant kings under whose rule the country languished”

Word Forms

faineance	noun	the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
indolence	noun	inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
laziness	noun	inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
slothfulness	noun	a disinclination to work or exert yourself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

träge

keine Lust auf Arbeit oder Anstrengung

🇫🇷French

paresseux

peu enclin au travail ou à l’effort

🇪🇸Spanish

perezoso

poco dispuesto a trabajar o esforzarse

🇮🇹Italian

pigro

poco incline al lavoro o allo sforzo

🇳🇱Dutch

lui

niet geneigd om te werken of zich in te spannen

🇵🇹Portuguese

preguiçoso

pouco inclinado a trabalhar ou fazer esforço

🇷🇺Russian

ленивый

нежелание работать или напрягаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलसी

काम या परिश्रम के प्रति अरुचि

🇧🇩Bengali

অলস

কাজ বা পরিশ্রমের প্রতি অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

சோம்பேறி

வேலை அல்லது உழைப்பில் விருப்பமில்லாதவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బద్ధకం

పని లేదా శ్రమ పట్ల విముఖత

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशी

काम किंवा परिश्रमाकडे झुकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

આળસવાળું

કામ અથવા પરિશ્રમ પ્રત્યે અસંતુષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಮಾರಿಯಾದ

ಕೆಲಸ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മടിയൻ

ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ അധ്വാനിക്കുന്നതിനോ വിമുഖത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤ

ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاہلی

کام یا مشقت کی طرف مائل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

懒惰

不愿意工作或劳累

🇯🇵Japanese

怠惰な

仕事や努力をしたくない

🇰🇷Korean

나태한

일이나 노력을 꺼린다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lười biếng

không thích làm việc hoặc gắng sức

🇹🇭Thai

เฉื่อยชา

ไม่ยอมทำงานหรือออกแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

malas

tidak mau bekerja atau beraktivitas

🇵🇭Filipino

tamad

hindi sinasadya sa trabaho o pagsusumikap

🇲🇾Malay

malas

tidak gemar bekerja atau berusaha

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كسل

عدم الرغبة في العمل أو المجهود

🇮🇷Persian

تنبل

تمایلی به کار یا تلاش ندارند

🇹🇷Turkish

tembel

Çalışmaya veya efor sarf etmeye isteksiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָצֵל

לא נוטה לעבוד או להתאמץ

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The primary meaning of 'slothful' is 'disinclined to work or exertion'.

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