slothfulness
Habitual avoidance of effort
Slothfulness is the quality of being lazy, sluggish, or disinclined to work or exertion.
The word carries moral weight from its connection to sloth, one of the seven deadly sins: His slothfulness cost him the promotion.
It suggests not just laziness but a deeper spiritual or character failing—an unwillingness to engage with life's demands.
State of doing nothing
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- loafingPassing time idly
dawdling · stagnation · unproductiveness · passivity · slacking · time-wasting · dilly-dallying · lollygagging
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
listlessness · weariness · exhaustion · somnolence · sluggishness · heaviness · sleepiness · lassitude
Absence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
nonchalance · disengagement · impassivity · aloofness · dispassion · unresponsiveness · ennui · boredom
idleness
State of doing nothing
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
loafing · dawdling · stagnation · unproductiveness · passivity · slacking · time-wasting · dilly-dallying · lollygagging · do-nothingness
lethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- torporInactive, sluggish state
languor · listlessness · weariness · exhaustion · somnolence · sluggishness · heaviness · sleepiness · lassitude · enervation
apathy
Absence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
detachment · nonchalance · disengagement · impassivity · aloofness · dispassion · unresponsiveness · ennui · boredom · spiritlessness
- slownessslow, sluggish, leisurely, unhurried, crawl
- sloppinessmessiness, untidiness, dishevelment, slovenliness, unkemptness
slothfulnessindustriousness
Habitual hard work
diligence · industry · hard work · labour · application
slothfulnessvigor
Active physical strength
energy · vitality · dynamism · activity · liveliness
slothfulnessdiligence
Careful, persistent effort
zeal · earnestness · conscientiousness · devotion · dedication