lazybones

[ley-zee-bohnz] / ˈleɪ ziˌboʊnz /

NOUN

idle person

Synonyms

STRONG

beachcomber deadbeat do-nothing good-for-nothing goof-off idler layabout loafer lounger malingerer ne'er-do-well shirker slacker slouch slugabed sluggard sponger wanderer waster wastrel

WEAK

couch potato fainéant lazy person no-good

Antonyms

STRONG

hard worker

Example Sentences

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This apocryphal lazybones is defined by two traits.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

The lazybones description of lawmakers came into vogue once again over two decades later.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2021

For a lazybones like me, it is nearly perfect.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2015

“Come on, lazybones, shoe sale today,” he says at one point.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2012

Come, lazybones, brace up, and let us have it now.

From Jack and Jill by Alcott, Louisa May