лени́вый — meaning in English
lenivyy
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English meaning
- idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
- indolent adjective Avoiding effort or activity; lazy in a relaxed, unhurried way.
- lackadaisical adjective Lacking energy, care, or determination; doing something in a half-hearted and casually careless way.
- lazy adj Unwilling to work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- otiose adj Achieving nothing; useless.
- sluggish adjective Slow-moving, lacking energy or alertness.
Senses
лени́вый is used for these senses in English:
- idle Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- indolent Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
- lackadaisical Lazy; slothful; indolent.
- lazy Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- otiose Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
- sluggish Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
idle — full definition
- adj Not working, active, or in use.
- adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
- verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
- verb To pass time doing nothing productive.
indolent — full definition
- adjective Avoiding effort or activity; lazy in a relaxed, unhurried way.
- adjective Of a disease or growth: developing very slowly and causing little or no pain.
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