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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lounger |
| Synonyms: | couch potato, drone, lazy bum, loafer, slacker |
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lazy |
| Synonyms: | at rest, indolent, lackadaisical, resting, shiftless, slothful, sluggish, taking it easy |
| Notes: | idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects |
| Antonyms: | ambitious, busy, diligent, hustling, productive |
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless, ineffective |
| Synonyms: | abortive, bootless, empty, frivolous, fruitless, futile, groundless, hollow, insignificant, irrelevant, not serious, nugatory, of no avail, otiose, pointless, rambling, superficial, trivial, unavailing, unhelpful, unnecessary, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain |
| Notes: | idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects |
| Antonyms: | effective, important, productive, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | couch potato |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inactive person who watches a lot of television |
| Synonyms: | TV viewer, TV-viewer, bystander, drone, goof-off, goof-off, idler, inactive person, laggard, lazy person, lazy-bones, loafer, lotuseater, lounger, observer, slouch, sluggard, sofa spud, spectator, spud, televiewer, televiewer, television viewer, video-gazer, viewer |
| Main Entry: | do-nothing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lazy person |
| Synonyms: | bum, clock watcher, couch potato, couch potato, deadbeat, good-for-nothing, goof-off, goof-off, idler, laggard, layabout, lazy person, lazybones, loafer, lotus eater, lounger, malingerer, moocher, shirker, slacker, sloth, sponger |
| Main Entry: | drone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is lazy |
| Synonyms: | idler, leech, loafer, lounger, parasite, slug, sluggard, sponger |
| Antonyms: | overachiever, workaholic |
| Main Entry: | laggard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | straggler |
| Synonyms: | dawdler, idler, lingerer, loafer, lounger, slow starter, slowpoke |
| Notes: | a laggard is someone who falls behind others; a sluggard is an idle slothful person |
| Main Entry: | loafer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is idle, lazy |
| Synonyms: | beachcomber, deadbeat, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, goof-off, idler, lazybones, lounger, malingerer, ne'er-do-well, shirker, slacker, slouch, sluggard, sponger, wanderer, waster, wastrel |
| Antonyms: | hard worker |
| Main Entry: | malingerer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slacker |
| Synonyms: | dodger, goof-off, idler, loafer, shirker |
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