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Italian
Etymology
From pigro + -ezza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɡret.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ettsa
- Hyphenation: pi‧gréz‧za
Noun
pigrezza f (plural pigrezze) (archaic)
- indolence, laziness, idleness
- Synonyms: indolenza, pigrizia
- Antonyms: alacrità, laboriosità, operosità, solerzia
Further reading
- pigrezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- pigrezza in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa