Meaning & use
slothfulness
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The quality or state of being habitually lazy or unwilling to work or exert effort.
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His slothfulness eventually cost him his job.
The essay criticizes the slothfulness fostered by modern convenience technology.
A note on using this word
Sloth was traditionally listed as one of the seven deadly sins, and 'slothfulness' carries a similarly moralizing tone.
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Words with an opposite meaning
diligenceindustriousness
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