lazying

Just lying around

Lazying is spending time in idle relaxation, doing little or nothing productive.

The word typically appears with "around" or "about": We spent Sunday lazying around the house.

It suggests unhurried, guilt-free inactivity rather than mere sloth.

idleness

loafing

Passing time idly

slacking · lolling · vegetating · languishing · pottering · mooching · bumming · goldbricking · dillydallying · malingering

leisure

relaxing

Becoming less tense

decompressing · recreation · downtime · weekend · staycation · hammock · poolside · siesta · napping · binge-watching

tranquility

calm

Free from agitation

  • peaceFreedom from disturbance
  • serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
  • reposePeaceful stillness or calm

restfulness · quietude · stillness · ease · comfort · mellowing · basking · floating · drifting · dozing

Opposites
activity level

lazyinghustling

Hurrying or swindling

bustling · rushing · hurrying · scrambling · scurrying

work ethic

lazyingworking

In active function

laboring · hustling · toiling · grinding · striving

industriousness and work ethic

lazyingindustriousness

Habitual hard work

diligence · hard work · productivity · enterprise · go-getting

Family

lazyish

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