perezoso

Definitions of perezoso
  1. noun
    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: galbana, indolencia, pereza
  2. noun
    any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
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    type of:
    desdentado
    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
  3. noun
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
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    type of:
    indisposición, reluctancia
    a certain degree of unwillingness
  4. noun
    a lazy person
    synonyms: badana, flojo, manta
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    type of:
    gandul, holgazán, vago
    person who does no work
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