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

Related terms

• pigro

Further reading

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