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Lazier vs Lanier - What's the difference?

lazier | lanier |

As an adjective lazier

is (lazy).

As a noun lanier is

a leather thong.

lazier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (lazy)

    • lazy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
  • Requiring little or no effort.
  • Relaxed or leisurely.
  • (label) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
  • (label) Turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical.
  • (label) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
  • wicked; vicious
    • (Ben Jonson)

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "lazy" is often applied: person, man, woman, bastard, morning, day, time, way.

    Synonyms

    * (unwilling to work) bone-idle, idle, indolent, slothful, work-shy * See also

    Derived terms

    * laze * laziness * lazybones * lazy evaluation * lazy eye * lazy Susan

    Verb

  • (label) To laze, act in a lazy manner
    • 1000 English basic words

    lanier

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leather thong.
  • A strap used to secure armor.

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