do-nothing
English Thesaurus
1. person who does no work (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | nonworker, |
| definition | : | a person who does nothing (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | clock watcher, |
| definition | : | a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | couch potato, |
| definition | : | an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | daydreamer, woolgatherer, |
| definition | : | someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lazybones, |
| definition | : | a lazy person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lie-abed, slugabed, |
| definition | : | a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | loon, |
| definition | : | a worthless lazy fellow (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shirker, slacker, |
| definition | : | a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | slug, sluggard, |
| definition | : | an idle slothful person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | spiv, |
| definition | : | a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sunbather, |
| definition | : | someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | trifler, |
| definition | : | one who behaves lightly or not seriously (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | whittler, |
| definition | : | someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime) (noun.person) |
2. characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility (adj.all)
| similar | : | irresponsible, |
| definition | : | showing lack of care for consequences (adj.all) |
3. person who does no work (noun.person)
| derivation | : | idle, laze, slug, stagnate, |
| definition | : | be idle; exist in a changeless situation (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, |
| definition | : | be lazy or idle (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | do-nothing, |
| definition | : | characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility (adj.all) |
4. characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility (adj.all)
5. person who does no work (noun.person)
| derivation | : | idle, laze, slug, stagnate, |
| definition | : | be idle; exist in a changeless situation (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time, |
| definition | : | be lazy or idle (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | do-nothing, |
| definition | : | characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility (adj.all) |
6. characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility (adj.all)
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