Lotus-eater (Noun)
Meaning
Someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- After graduating, he moved to a quiet island and became a lotus-eater, living off his inheritance and doing little to engage with the outside world.
- Her friend was a bit of a lotus-eater, spending most of her days lounging in the sun and only rousing herself to grab a snack from the fridge.
- He always thought of his neighbor as a lotus-eater, a gentle soul who tended his garden with love and ignored the chaos that lay beyond the garden gate.
- She used to be ambitious, but after her lottery win, she turned into a lotus-eater, more concerned with perfecting her golf swing than with contributing to society.
- In the heart of the city, there lived a quiet lotus-eater who passed his days lost in books and classical music, utterly detached from the frenetic pace of the world outside.