- lotus-eater
- noun Date: 1832 1. any of a people in Homer's Odyssey subsisting on the lotus and living in the dreamy indolence it induces 2. an indolent person
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Lotus-eater — Lo tus eat er (l[=o] t[u^]s [=e]t [ e]r), Lotos eater Lo tos eat er (l[=o] t[o^]s [=e]t [ e]r), n. (Class. Myth.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lotus-eater — [lōt′əsēt΄ər] n. in the Odyssey, one of a people who ate the fruit of the lotus and consequently became indolent, dreamy, and forgetful of duty … English World dictionary
lotus-eater — /loh teuhs ee teuhr/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi. 2. a person who leads a life of… … Universalium
lotus eater — person who lives in pleasure and luxury, lazy and indulgent person; person who lived in an indolent and languorous forgetfulness state from eating the fruit or leaf of the lotus (Classical Mythology) … English contemporary dictionary
lotus-eater — noun a person given to indulgence in pleasure and luxury. Derivatives lotus eating adjective … English new terms dictionary
lotus-eater — lo′tus eat er n. 1) myt a member of a people in Homer s Odyssey who, from eating the fruit of the legendary lotus, lived in a state of languorous forgetfulness 2) a person who leads a life of indolent ease … From formal English to slang
lotus-eater — /ˈloʊtəs itə/ (say lohtuhs eetuh) noun someone who leads a life of dreamy, indolent ease, indifferent to the busy world. {from the Odyssey by Homer describing the Lotophagi who lived somewhere on the north African coast and who ate the leaves of… …
lotus-eater — noun someone indifferent to the busy world in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus eaters who live in dreamy indolence • Syn: ↑stargazer • Derivationally related forms: ↑stargaze (for: ↑stargazer) • Hyper … Useful english dictionary
lotus eater — noun a) One of the Lotophagi (see ). b) Someone with an easy life who does not worry about much … Wiktionary
lotus eater — Synonyms and related words: Don Quixote, Quixote, clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, dawdler, daydreamer, diddler, dillydallier, do nothing, dolittle, doodler, dreamer, dreamer of dreams, enthusiast, escapist, faineant, gentleman of leisure,… … Moby Thesaurus
