sluggard

One who dawdles

A sluggard is a habitually lazy person, one who avoids work or activity.

The word is old-fashioned and slightly literary, often appearing in moral or religious contexts: The Bible warns against being a sluggard.

It carries more weight than simply calling someone lazy—it suggests a settled disposition toward idleness rather than a passing mood.

laziness

loafer

Laceless slip-on shoe

idlerHabitually unproductive person
layaboutHabitually idle person
do-nothingIdle, inactive person

shirker · slacker · lazybones · couch potato · dawdler · drone · good-for-nothing · procrastinator · deadbeat · goldbrick

lethargy

torpid

Inactive and slow

languidWeak and without vigor
listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
drowsyNearly falling asleep

sleepy · somnolent · lethargic · weary · leaden · slow-moving · inert · dormant · comatose · heavy

Categories

lazinesslaziness, sloth, idleness, apathy, lethargy
lazybonescouch potato, lazybones, lazy bones, loafer, idler
Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, wisdom of Solomon, King Solomon, Solomon
layaboutsslacker, slackers, deadbeat, deadbeats, loafer
old insultsknave, varlet, scoundrel, rogue, blackguard
slowpokesslowpoke, slowcoach, dawdler, laggard, straggler

Opposites

energy and industriousness

sluggardgo-getter

Ambitious, driven person

dynamo · workaholic · hard worker · workhorse · self-starter

Family

sluggardly, sluggards

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G