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Definition and Synonyms for 怠惰
| 1. | 遊惰 | 活動中でないか仕事中でない |
| Idle | not in action or at work | |
| Synonyms: | ぐうたら, なまくら, 怠惰, 懶惰, 横着, 無精, 物臭, もの臭い, 遊惰 | |
| 2. | 便々たる | 仕事または骨の折れる仕事に対してやる気が起こらない |
| Otiose | disinclined to work or exertion | |
| Synonyms: | ずぼら, ぐうたら, けだるい, なまくら, 不真面目, 怠惰, 怠慢, 懶惰, 横着, 無精, 物憂い, 物憂げ, 物臭, もの臭い, 鈍る | |
| 3. | 怠惰 | 徳を実行するにあたっての無感動や消極性（7つの大罪の1つとして体現される） |
| Sloth | apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | |
| Synonyms: | 休怠, 怠惰, 怠慢, 横着, 無精 | |
| 4. | 怠慢さ | 仕事への嫌悪に起因する不活発 |
| Indolence | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | |
| Synonyms: | ぐうたら, なまくら, 休怠, 怠惰, 怠慢, 怠け癖, 惰気, 惰眠, 懈怠, 懶惰, 横着, 無精, 物憂い, 物臭, 緩怠, もの臭い, 遊惰, 骨惜しみ | |
| 5. | 怠惰 | 働くことを嫌がることによる怠惰な特性 |
| Idleness | the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work | |
| Synonyms: | ゴロゴロ, 怠惰, 無為 | |
| 6. | 怠惰 | 労働や努力に対する嫌気 |
| Sloth | a disinclination to work or exert yourself | |
| Synonyms: | 怠惰, 無精 |
Categories 怠惰 is a member of
| 1. | 大罪 | 神の恩寵をまったく捨てるような許し難い罪 |
| Deadly Sin | an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace | |
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| 2. | 不活溌 | 非活動的または不活発なままでいる傾向 |
| Inactivity | a disposition to remain inactive or inert | |
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| 3. | 怠慢さ | 仕事への嫌悪に起因する不活発 |
| Indolence | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | |
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| 4. | 不本意 | ある程度の不本意 |
| Hesitation | a certain degree of unwillingness | |
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Sample Sentences for 怠惰
幼少の時、父が死んで、その弟が、時代の衰勢と、自分の怠惰とから、すっかり、身代をつぶしてしまったらしく、後に、筆墨行商人になって、私の家へ、よく来たが、くると、母に叱られて、よわっていた。
When I was very young, my father died. His younger brother, due to the vicissitudes of the times and to his own laziness, dissipated his own fortune and afterwards became a peddler of writing materials. He often came to our house, but when he came, my mother would scold him and he would be troubled.
彼の怠惰が失敗という結果になったのも無理はない。
His idleness resulted in the failure, and with reason.
怠惰だから自分で芝を刈れないという理由だけでたくさんのお金を使うように思われたが、その仕事をすっかり彼に任した。
Although it seemed like a lot of money to spend just because I was too lazy to cut my own lawn, I turned the whole thing over to him.
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