bone-idle
Completely averse to work
Bone-idle means completely and utterly lazy—idle to the bone.
The intensifier bone- emphasizes the extreme: He's bone-idle, hasn't lifted a finger all week.
More common in British English.
Sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not.
Habitually avoiding exertion
- indolentHabitually avoiding exertion
- shiftlessLacking motivation or ambition
- do-nothingIdle, inactive person
- loafingPassing time idly
lounging · layabout · workshy · sluggard · lollygagging · dawdling · goldbricking · slacking
Lacking energy or alertness
- torpidInactive and slow
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- languidWeak and without vigor
drowsy · somnolent · enervated · weary · heavy · leaden · fatigued · slumberous
Lacking incentive or drive
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- lackadaisicalLacking enthusiasm or determination
passive · unambitious · uninspired · nonchalant · complacent · detached · unconcerned · phlegmatic
slothful
Habitually avoiding exertion
- indolentHabitually avoiding exertion
- shiftlessLacking motivation or ambition
- do-nothingIdle, inactive person
loafing · lounging · layabout · workshy · sluggard · lollygagging · dawdling · goldbricking · slacking · skiving
lethargic
Lacking energy or alertness
languid · drowsy · somnolent · enervated · weary · heavy · leaden · fatigued · slumberous · dozy
unmotivated
Lacking incentive or drive
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
lackadaisical · passive · unambitious · uninspired · nonchalant · complacent · detached · unconcerned · phlegmatic · disinterested
bone-idlehardworking
Committed to sustained effort
industrious · hard-working · diligent · tireless · workaholic
bone, idle, bones, bony, boneless, boned, idler, idleness, idling