leneș

From lene (“laziness”) +‎ -eș.

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.neʃ/

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• Rhymes: -eneʃ
• Hyphenation: le‧neș

leneș m or n (feminine singular leneșă, masculine plural leneși, feminine and neuter plural leneșe)

1. lazy

   Synonyms: indolent, puturos, trândav

Unlike English lazy, Romanian leneș typically only indicates a permanent personal trait, not a momentary disposition. Romanian expresses the latter with the construction a îi fi lene (literally “for laziness to be upon someone”):

Copilul nu învață, fiindcă este leneș. — The child does not study (in general), because he is lazy (a lazy person).

Copilul nu învață, fiindcă îi este lene. — The child isn’t studying, because he is too lazy (doesn’t feel like it).

leneș m (plural leneși, feminine equivalent leneșă)

1. lazy person
2. sloth (animal)

• “leneș”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025