[ adjective ]
■ not in action or at work
e.g.)
・an idle laborer
・idle drifters
・the idle rich
・an idle mind
→
idle
[ adjective ]
■ disinclined to work or exertion
e.g.)
・faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
・an indolent hanger-on
・too lazy to wash the dishes
・shiftless idle youth
・slothful employees
・the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
→
faineant
,
indolent
,
lazy
,
otiose
,
slothful
,
work-shy
[ verb ]
■ release tension on
e.g.)
・slack the rope
→
slack
[ verb ]
■ be inattentive to, or neglect
e.g.)
・He slacks his attention
→
slack
[ adjective ]
■ lacking in rigor or strictness
e.g.)
・such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
・lax in attending classes
・slack in maintaining discipline
→
lax
,
slack
[ noun ]
■ apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
→
acedia
,
laziness
,
sloth
[ verb ]
■ avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
→
slack
[ noun ]
■ inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
→
indolence
,
laziness
[ noun ]
■ a disinclination to work or exert yourself
→
sloth
,
slothfulness
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