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Sluggard: meaning, definitions and examples

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sluggard

 

[ หˆslสŒษกษ™rd ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

lazy person

A sluggard is a person who is habitually inactive or lazy. Sluggards tend to avoid work or any form of physical exertion.

Synonyms

idler, lazybones, loafer

Examples of usage

  • He was known around the office as the resident sluggard.
  • The sluggard spent the entire weekend lounging on the couch.
Context #2 | Noun

Biblical reference

In the Bible, a sluggard is often associated with the sin of sloth or laziness. The book of Proverbs contains several warnings against being a sluggard.

Synonyms

inactive, indolent, slothful

Examples of usage

  • The Bible cautions against the ways of the sluggard.
  • He quoted a verse about the sluggard from the book of Proverbs.

Translations

Translations of the word "sluggard" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น preguiรงoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค†เคฒเคธเฅ€ เคตเฅเคฏเค•เฅเคคเคฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Faulpelz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pemalas

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปะตะดะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ leniuch

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ€ ใ‘่€… (ใชใพใ‘ใ‚‚ใฎ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท paresseux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ perezoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tembel

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒŒ์œผ๋ฆ„๋ฑ…์ด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุณูˆู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lenoch

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ lenoch

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‡’ๆฑ‰ (lวŽnhร n)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ lenoba

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ letingi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะฐะปา›ะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ–แƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™nbษ™l

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ perezoso

Etymology

The word 'sluggard' has roots in Middle English and Old English, where it originally referred to a lazy or indolent person. Over time, the term has retained its negative connotation and is commonly used to describe someone who is slothful or inactive.

See also: slug, slugabed, slugger, sluggish.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #33,740 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.