schivafatiche

Etymology

schivare (“to dodge, avoid”) +‎ fatiche (“efforts”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ski.va.faˈti.ke/, [s̪k̟iväfäˈt̪iːke]
• Stress: schivafatìche
• Hyphenation: schi‧va‧fa‧ti‧che

Noun

schivafatiche m, f (invariable) (literary)

1. idler, loafer
   • 1840, Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi sposi‎ (in Italian), Tip. Guglielmini e Redaelli, Chapter XXVII, page 521:

     Donna Prassede […] s’era ristretta a brontolare spesso contro di lui, a nominarlo uno schivafatiche, un uomo fisso nelle sue idee, un letterato

     Donna Prassede took refuge in grumbling against him as an idler, a man who would have his own way, a mere scholar

   • Synonyms: poltrone, sfaticato, scansafatiche
   • Antonyms: laborioso, operoso, solerte