Antonyms for laziness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ley-zee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ zi

Definition of laziness

Origin : 1570s, from lazy + -ness.

noun unwillingness to work, be active

Example sentences :

We'll cure Jim of laziness, and it will be a fine piece of work.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Laziness, that brutish existence which had been his dream, proved his punishment.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

The light labour entrusted to him became irksome owing to his laziness.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

Perhaps I should never have written at all if you hadn't urged me, shamed me out of my laziness.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Oh, they don't grumble; any excuse for laziness is warmly welcomed.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

The laziness of the Irish people was here exploited with advantage.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Love is a passion most intimately connected with laziness and little money.
Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

That fat blind man had given himself up to a very lust of laziness.
Extract from : « To-morrow » by Joseph Conrad

Lucien Buonaparte once asked Massieu, "What is laziness or idleness?"
Extract from : « Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb » by W. R. Roe

At first this sort of thing seems to us to spring from laziness or from discourtesy.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

Synonyms for laziness

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