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)

1. 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

2. Lazy; slothful; indolent.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• lackadaisically
• lackadaisicalness

Related terms

• lackaday
• lax

Translations

showing no interest or enthusiasm

• Bulgarian: отпуснат (bg) (otpusnat), апатичен (bg) (apatičen)
• 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)

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• 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

• Bulgarian: ленив (bg) (leniv)
• Hungarian: lusta (hu), tunya (hu)
• Portuguese: preguiçoso (pt)
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• Russian: ленивый (ru) (lenivyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: mlitav (sh) m, šonjav (sh) m

References

• “lackadaisical”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.