disinclined to work or exertion - faineant kings under whose rule the country languished - an indolent hanger-on - too lazy to wash the dishes - shiftless idle youth - slothful employees - the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy • Syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful • Similar to: idle • Derivationally related forms: slothfulness (for: slothful), laziness (for: lazy), indolence (for: indolent), faineance (for: faineant)