layabout
/ˈleɪəbaʊt/noun
उच्चारण लेअबाउट
निकम्मा, आलसी, कामचोर
Core word
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[C] British, informal, disapproving
a lazy person who avoids work
निकम्मा, आलसी, कामचोर
- His father called him a good-for-nothing layabout.
- She was tired of supporting her layabout brother.
- He was no layabout and worked hard every day.
+ 2 more examples
- The neighbours called the young man a layabout because he never looked for a job.
- Nobody wants a layabout in the team.
Synonyms idler loafer good-for-nothing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a layabout (countable noun)
A layabout is a lazy person who avoids work. It is informal and rather insulting, and the plural is layabouts.
'Layabout' काम से बचने वाला आलसी व्यक्ति है; यह अनौपचारिक और कुछ अपमानजनक शब्द है, और plural 'layabouts' है।
- He is a layabout who sleeps till noon.
- The shopkeeper chased away the layabouts.
lazy layabout
The adjective lazy is often added for emphasis, though it repeats the idea.
ज़ोर देने के लिए प्रायः 'lazy' जोड़ा जाता है, यद्यपि वह भाव दोहराता है।
- His father called him a lazy layabout.
layabout (informal / British)
It is used in speech and journalism, not in formal essays. In formal writing choose idler or loafer.
यह बोलचाल और पत्रकारिता में आता है, औपचारिक निबंधों में नहीं; औपचारिक लेखन में idler या loafer चुनिए।
- The report described them as idlers, not layabouts.
layabout vs lay about
The noun is one word. 'Lay about' as two words is a phrasal verb meaning to hit out wildly.
Noun एक शब्द है; दो शब्दों का 'lay about' phrasal verb है जिसका अर्थ बेतहाशा मारना है।
- The guard laid about him with a stick.
layabout (plural and possessive)
The plural is layabouts, and the possessive is layabout's.
Plural 'layabouts' और possessive 'layabout's' होता है।
- The layabout's laziness annoyed everyone.
+Collocations 5
adjective + layabout
lazygood-for-nothingyoungidledrunken
- A good-for-nothing layabout lived next door.
verb + layabout
calltreat asdismiss asbecomechase away
- They dismissed him as a layabout.
layabout + noun
sonbrotherhusbandyouthlifestyle
- The layabout son slept all day.
like a layabout
lie aroundsit aroundwaste timedo nothingloaf
- Do not sit around like a layabout; revise your notes.
layabout + synonyms
loaferidlerslackergood-for-nothingcouch potato
- Her brother was a loafer, a real layabout.
“More examples 7
- My uncle was a layabout until he found a job at the bank.
मेरे चाचा बैंक में नौकरी मिलने तक निठल्ले थे।
- The teacher warned the class not to turn into layabouts.
अध्यापक ने कक्षा को चेताया कि वे निठल्ले न बन जाएँ।
- He quit being a layabout and began preparing for the SSC exam.
उसने निठल्लापन छोड़ दिया और SSC परीक्षा की तैयारी शुरू की।
- Layabouts hang around the tea stall all day.
निठल्ले लोग दिन भर चाय की दुकान के पास मँडराते रहते हैं।
- Don't be a layabout; help your mother in the kitchen.
निठल्ले मत बनो; रसोई में अपनी माँ की मदद करो।
- The headmaster refused to let the boys become layabouts during the holidays.
प्रधानाचार्य ने छुट्टियों में लड़कों को निठल्ला बनने नहीं दिया।
- Only a layabout waits for others to do his work.
केवल निठल्ला व्यक्ति ही दूसरों से अपना काम करवाने की प्रतीक्षा करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a lay about person.
✓ He is a layabout.
Layabout is a noun written as one word.
'Layabout' एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाने वाला noun है।
✗ He is layabout and never works.
✓ He is a layabout and never works.
A countable noun needs an article.
Countable noun के पहले article चाहिए।