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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrägheit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: träg-hait
"Seine Trägheit führte zu schlechten Ergebnissen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being lazy or inactive; a tendency to avoid work or exertion.
"His slothfulness prevented him from completing his assignments on time." - 2
A state of idleness or lack of effort.
"The slothfulness of the team led to their defeat in the competition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'slothful' originates from the Old English 'slǣwð', which means 'sluggishness' or 'laziness'. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*slōþaz', which also relates to the concept of slowness and inactivity, reflecting a historical association with moral and physical laziness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slothfulness" is said worldwide
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paresse
Transliteration: pa-ress
"Sa paresse l'a empêché de réussir."
Trägheit
Transliteration: träg-hait
"Seine Trägheit führte zu schlechten Ergebnissen."
pigrizia
Transliteration: pee-gree-tsia
"La sua pigrizia gli ha impedito di studiare."
pereza
Transliteration: pe-re-za
"Su pereza le costó el trabajo."
preguiça
Transliteration: pre-gee-sa
"A preguiça dele afetou seu desempenho."
आलस्य
Transliteration: aalasya
"उसका आलस्य उसे सफल नहीं होने दे रहा था।"
懒惰
Transliteration: lǎnduò
"他的懒惰导致了失败。"
게으름
Transliteration: ge-eu-reum
"그의 게으름은 그를 실패하게 만들었다."
怠惰
Transliteration: taida
"彼の怠惰は成功を妨げた。"
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