Lounged

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have rested in a relaxed position while engaging in unhurried activities
2. Reclined or laid back in a relaxed and leisurely way without urgency
3. Spent time resting in a casual manner, often while sitting or lying down

Etymology: "Lounged" is simply the past tense and past participle of "lounge," so the history belongs to the verb itself. Its origin is uncertain. One proposal is that it comes from French "s'allonger," meaning "to lie down," which would explain the idea of stretching out at ease. Another possibility links it to French "longer," meaning "to walk along," and German "lungern," meaning "to hang around or linger," which points toward idle loitering rather than reclining. The two strands fit together neatly in the verb's modern sense. Someone who lounges is both stretched out and taking time over it, doing nothing in particular at an unhurried pace. Whichever source is correct, the word carries that blend of lying down and dawdling.

Synonyms: relaxed, reclined, snoozed, idled, slouched

Antonyms: stressed, strained, worked, exerted, toiled