English → Latin
“laziness” in Latin
ignāviainactivity, laziness, idleness, sloth, listlessness; cowardice, worthlessnesspigritiasloth, sluggishness, laziness, indolenceinerswithout skill, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, crude; inactive, lazy, idle, indolent, sluggish, inert; worthless; stsēgnitiasloth, slowness, tardiness, sluggishness, inactivitydēsidiaidleness; inactivity; laziness, indolence, slothsocorsfoolish, silly; sluggish, inert, inactive, dull (lacking in vitality or alertness); taking no interest in
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
laziness
ignavia; pigritia; inertia; segnitia; desidia; socordia; (The words are found in this connection and order.) tarditas et ignavia; socordia atque ignavia; languor et desidia [SYN. in IDLENESS]; fuga laboris: to lead a life of laziness, vitam desidem degere; propter desidiam in otio vivere; nihil agere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for laziness?
- The usual Latin words for “laziness” are ignāvia, pigritia, iners; also sēgnitia, dēsidia, socors. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.