lazy

Other forms of lazy

comparative or superlative

lazier

comparative or superlative

laziest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lazy

What does lazy mean?

lazy means "moving slowly and gently". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lazy?

lazy has 2 syllables: la-zy. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˈleɪzi/.

What is another word for lazy?

Close synonyms include faineant, indolent, otiose, slothful, work-shy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lazy a common word?

lazy is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.