1.
[syn: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility;
- Example: "a do-nothing government"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
do-nothing \do"-noth`ing\, a.
Doing nothing; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive;
idle; lazy; -- of people; as, a do-nothing policy.
[prenominal]
Syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose,
shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
do-nothing \do-nothing\ n.
person who does no work.
Syn: idler, loafer, layabout, bum, ne'er-do-well,
good-for-nothing.
[WordNet 1.5] Do-nothingism
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
do-nothing
adj 1: characterized by inability or unwillingness to work
toward a goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing
government"
n 1: person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: idler,
loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum]