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Sluggard

noun/slˈʌɡɚd/
Definition
an idle slothful person
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈʌɡɚd/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈʌɡəd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈʌɡəd/
2 syllables Say it as /slˈʌɡɚd/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
slugverbbe idle; exist in a changeless situation
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
träge
ein müßiger, träger Mensch
🇫🇷French
paresseux
une personne paresseuse et oisive
🇪🇸Spanish
haragán
una persona perezosa y ociosa
🇮🇹Italian
pigro
una persona pigra e pigra
🇳🇱Dutch
luiaard
een lui, lui persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
preguiçoso
uma pessoa ociosa e preguiçosa
🇷🇺Russian
ленивец
праздный ленивый человек
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आलसी
एक निष्क्रिय आलसी व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
অলস
একজন অলস অলস ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
சோம்பேறி
ஒரு செயலற்ற சோம்பேறி நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
సోమరి
ఒక పనిలేకుండా బద్ధకంగా ఉండే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
आळशी
एक निष्क्रिय आळशी व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
આળસુ
નિષ્ક્રિય આળસવાળો વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೋಮಾರಿ
ನಿಷ್ಫಲ ಸೋಮಾರಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മടിയൻ
അലസനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਲਸੀ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਹਲਾ ਸੁਸਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
سست
ایک بیکار کاہل شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
懒汉
懒惰的人
🇯🇵Japanese
怠け者
怠惰な怠け者
🇰🇷Korean
게으른
게으른 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lười biếng
một người lười biếng nhàn rỗi
🇹🇭Thai
คนเกียจคร้าน
คนเกียจคร้านเกียจคร้าน
🇮🇩Indonesian
pemalas
orang malas yang menganggur
🇵🇭Filipino
tamad
isang tamad na tao
🇲🇾Malay
pemalas
seorang pemalas yang leka
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كسول
شخص كسول خامل
🇮🇷Persian
تنبل
یک فرد تنبل بیکار
🇹🇷Turkish
miskin
boş tembel bir insan
🇮🇱Hebrew
עָצֵל
אדם עצלן בטלן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sluggard'?
The primary meaning of 'sluggard' is 'an idle slothful person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sluggard' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sluggard' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sluggard' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sluggard' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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