lui

Meaning

Adj

lazy

Noun

Alternative form of lieden

Concepts

lazy

people

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slothful

work-shy

faineant

remiss

idle

slothfully

indolent

otiose

lither

inactive

lazily

lethargically

procrastinate

slow-going

sluggish

accidious

desidious

Synonyms

mensen

lieden

personen

volk

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luizig

min

rot

traag

vadsig

vuil

werkeloos

werkschuw

slordig

bedorven

lethargisch

klein

lelijk

luie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lœy̯/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch loy, from Proto-Germanic *luja-. further etymology unsure. May be cognate with the Old Norse adjective lúinn (“exhausted”). Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off, separate, free”), source of Proto-Germanic *lausaz, Albanian lirë.

Sentences

Ik zit 's avonds ook eens graag lui in mijn stoel .

I also like to sit lazily in my chair at night.