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 ]
n. person who does no work. Syn. -- idler, loafer, layabout, bum, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
{ } n. Inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness. [ Jocular ] Carlyle. Miss Austen. [ 1913 Webster ]