lackadaisical

English

WOTD – 24 January 2008

Etymology

From the archaic interjection lackaday, lackadaisy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/
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Adjective

lackadaisical (comparative more lackadaisical, superlative most lackadaisical)

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
- 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
  I could hear the sound of the janitor's lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor.
the lackadaisical look on his face
Lazy; slothful; indolent.

Synonyms

(showing no interest or enthusiasm): languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested, lethargic
See also Thesaurus:apathy

Derived terms

Related terms

lackaday
lax

Translations

showing no interest or enthusiasm

Chinese:
Mandarin: 漠不关心的 (mò bù guān xīng de), 不热心的 (bù rè xīng de)
Dutch: ongeïnteresseerd, lusteloos (nl)
Finnish: välinpitämätön (fi), raukea (fi), tylsämielinen (fi)
French: languide (fr)
German: gleichgültig (de), lustlos (de), lasch (de)
Greek: βαρυεστημένος (varyestiménos)
Ancient: ἀσπούδαστος (aspoúdastos)

Hungarian: egykedvű (hu), unott (hu), közönyös (hu), közömbös (hu), érdektelen (hu), nemtörődöm (hu)
Italian: languido (it), apatico (it), stufato (it)
Maori: waimeha
Portuguese: desmotivado (pt), apático (pt) m
Russian: равноду́шный (ru) (ravnodúšnyj), апати́чный (ru) (apatíčnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: bezvoljan (sh) m
Spanish: lánguido (es)
Swedish: ointresserad (sv), oengagerad, likgiltig (sv)

Lazy; slothful; indolent

Hungarian: lusta (hu), tunya (hu)
Portuguese: preguiçoso (pt)

Russian: ленивый (ru) (lenivyj)
Serbo-Croatian: mlitav (sh) m, šonjav (sh) m

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