do-nothing

adj.
Offering no initiative for change, especially in politics.

n.
An idle or lazy person.

do-nothingism do'-noth'ing·ism n.

adjective

Resistant to exertion and activity: fainéant, idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful, sluggard, sluggish. Idioms: bone lazy. See action/inaction, industrious/lazy.

noun

A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum¹, drone¹, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel. Informal do-little, lazybones, slug². Slang slouch. See industrious/lazy.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: person who does no work
  Synonyms: idler, loafer, layabout, bum

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The adjective do-nothing has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - initiativløs
n. - døgenigt

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    blindordre, nuloperationsinstruktion

Nederlands (Dutch)
luiaard, leegloper, lui

Français (French)
adj. - fainéant
n. - fainéant

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    (Comput) instruction/directive sans effet (d'un logiciel)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Faulenzer
adj. - faul, nichtstuerisch

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    Softwarebefehl ohne Wirkung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) ακαμάτης, αχαϊρευτος

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    (καθομ.) (τεχνολ.) (για Η/Υ) εντολή αναμονής

Italiano (Italian)
fannullone, poltrone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - preguiçoso (m)

Русский (Russian)
лентяй

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perezoso, gandul, holgazán, incapacidad de actuar
n. - perezoso, gandul, holgazán, incapacidad de actuar

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    orden sin efecto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dagdrivare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
游手好闲的, 懒惰的, 无为的, 懒鬼, 游手好闲之人, 饭桶

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    没有意义的指示

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遊手好閒的, 懶惰的, 無為的
n. - 懶鬼, 遊手好閒之人, 飯桶

idioms:

• do-nothing instruction    沒有意義的指示

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 게으른
n. - 게으른 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - なまけ者
adj. - 何もしない, 前向に行動しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص عديم التدبير أو الحيله أو كسول بالعادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בטלן, עצלן, לא-יוצלח‬
n. - ‮בטלן, עצלן, לא-יוצלח‬

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