Definitions
- Describing a person who avoids work or physical activity. - Referring to someone who lacks motivation or energy to do anything productive. - Talking about someone who prefers to relax and do nothing instead of being active.
- Describing a person who is lazy and lacks ambition or drive. - Referring to someone who avoids work or responsibility. - Talking about someone who is unreliable and lacks initiative.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a person who avoids work or responsibility.
- 2Both words have a negative connotation.
- 3Both words can be used to criticize someone's lack of motivation or ambition.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Laziest is more commonly used than shiftless in everyday language.
- 2Connotation: Shiftless implies a lack of ambition or drive, while laziest emphasizes a lack of energy or motivation.
- 3Intensity: Laziest is a comparative or superlative adjective, while shiftless is a standalone adjective.
- 4Scope: Shiftless can also imply a lack of reliability or initiative, while laziest is more focused on a lack of energy or motivation.
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Remember this!
Laziest and shiftless are synonyms that describe a person who avoids work or responsibility. However, shiftless has a more archaic origin and is less commonly used in modern language. Shiftless implies a lack of ambition or drive, while laziest emphasizes a lack of energy or motivation.
