work-shy

Questions about work-shy

What does work-shy mean?

work-shy means "disinclined to work or exertion".

How many syllables are in work-shy?

work-shy has 2 syllables and divides as work--shy under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for work-shy?

Close synonyms include faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful. 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 work-shy a common word?

work-shy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.