laziness
/ˈleɪzinəs/noun
उच्चारण लेज़िनस
आलस्य, आलस, सुस्ती
Basic word
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[U]
the quality of being unwilling to work or make any effort
आलस्य, आलस, सुस्ती
- His failure was due to laziness, not lack of ability.
- Radhika overcame her laziness and started studying every morning.
- Laziness is the main reason he keeps missing deadlines.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher warned the students that laziness would cost them marks.
- She blamed the heat for her laziness on Sunday afternoon.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
laziness (uncountable noun)
Laziness is uncountable and has no plural. It names the quality of being lazy.
'Laziness' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता; यह आलसी होने का गुण है।
- Laziness is the enemy of success.
- His laziness annoyed his mother.
out of laziness / through laziness
Use out of or through to say that laziness is the reason.
आलस्य को कारण बताने के लिए 'out of' या 'through' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He skipped the class out of laziness.
laziness + possessive
A possessive can come before it: his laziness, my laziness.
इसके पहले possessive आ सकता है: his laziness, my laziness।
- Her laziness cost her the scholarship.
lazy vs laziness
Lazy is the adjective. Laziness is the noun and cannot replace lazy before a noun.
'Lazy' adjective है, और 'laziness' noun है जो noun के पहले lazy की जगह नहीं ले सकता।
- A lazy student often blames his laziness on tiredness.
laziness vs idleness
Laziness is a character fault. Idleness may be temporary and not blameworthy.
'Laziness' चरित्र का दोष है, जबकि 'idleness' अस्थायी हो सकती है और दोष नहीं भी होती।
- Laziness made him an idler; the strike put the workers in idleness.
+Collocations 5
adjective + laziness
puresheermentalhabitualnatural
- He failed through sheer laziness.
verb + laziness
overcomefightblameexcuseshow
- Radhika decided to overcome her laziness.
laziness + cause
of the mindof the bodyafter lunchin summer
- A heavy lunch brings laziness in the afternoon.
laziness + noun
problemhabitexcusetrapstreak
- A laziness streak ruined the term.
laziness + preposition
inofabouttowardsthrough
- There is laziness in the way he studies.
“More examples 7
- The teacher said the poor results were due to laziness.
अध्यापक ने कहा कि ख़राब परिणाम आलस्य के कारण थे।
- Laziness is not rest; rest is needed to work better.
आलस्य विश्राम नहीं है; बेहतर काम करने के लिए विश्राम आवश्यक है।
- He confessed his laziness before the board.
उसने बोर्ड के सामने अपना आलस्य स्वीकार किया।
- A cold morning often increases our laziness.
ठंडी सुबह अक्सर हमारा आलस्य बढ़ा देती है।
- She hid her laziness behind many excuses.
उसने अपना आलस्य अनेक बहानों के पीछे छिपा लिया।
- Laziness leads to delay, and delay leads to regret.
आलस्य देरी की ओर ले जाता है और देरी पछतावे की ओर।
- She blamed the heat for her laziness.
उसने अपने आलस्य के लिए गर्मी को दोषी ठहराया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ His lazyness is well known.
✓ His laziness is well known.
Change y to i before -ness.
-ness जोड़ने से पहले y को i में बदलिए।
✗ He is suffering from laziness since morning.
✓ He has been suffering from laziness since morning.
Use present perfect continuous with since.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who is habitually lazy is called a sluggard or an idler.
आदतन आलसी व्यक्ति को sluggard या idler कहा जाता है।