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Princeton's WordNet

  1. faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shyadjective

    disinclined to work or exertion

    "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

Wikipedia

  1. work-shy

    Refusal of work is behavior in which a person refuses regular employment.As actual behavior, with or without a political or philosophical program, it has been practiced by various subcultures and individuals. It is frequently engaged in by those who critique the concept of work, and it has a long history. Radical political positions have openly advocated refusal of work. From within Marxism it has been advocated by Paul Lafargue and the Italian workerist/autonomists (e.g. Antonio Negri, Mario Tronti), the French ultra-left (e.g. Échanges et Mouvement); and within anarchism (especially Bob Black and the post-left anarchy tendency).

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  1. work-shy

    Work-shy refers to a reluctance or lack of desire to work or a tendency to avoid or shy away from work. People characterized as work-shy often exhibit laziness or lack of motivation when it comes to employment or tasks. This term can be applied to individuals as well as behaviors or attitudes.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of work-shy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of work-shy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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