pigrizia

Italian

Etymology

From pigro (“lazy”) +‎ -izia (“-ness”), or borrowed from Latin pigritia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈɡrit.t͡sja/
  • Rhymes: -ittsja
  • Hyphenation: pi‧grì‧zia
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Noun

pigrizia f (plural pigrizie)

  1. laziness, idleness, sloth
    Synonym: (archaic) pigrezza

Further reading
  • pigrizia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • pigrizia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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