Idleness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The condition of being idle, in any sense of that word; inactivity; slothfulness; uselessness; unprofitableness; worthlessness; foolishness.
  • noun. Synonyms See idle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness.
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  • noun. The state of being idle; inactivity.
  • noun. The state of being indolent; indolence
  • noun. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.
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  • noun. the quality of lacking substance or value
  • noun. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
  • noun. having no employment
    • Word Usage
    "They may produce what they call idleness now, and a great deal of vexation and suffering."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    bustle  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    indolence  ineptitude  laziness  worthlessness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apathy  carelessness  cowardice  cruelty  dissipation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    a wise passiveness  big deal  cautiousness  circumspection  contemplation  
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