IDLENESS

idleness, idling, loafing

(noun) having no employment

faineance, idleness

(noun) the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

groundlessness, idleness

(noun) the quality of lacking substance or value; “the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

idleness (countable and uncountable, plural idlenesses)

The state of being idle; inactivity.

The state of being indolent; indolence.

Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.

Anagrams

• linseeds

Source: Wiktionary


I"dle*ness, n. Etym: [AS. idelnes.]

Definition: The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness.

Syn.

– Inaction; indolence; sluggishness; sloth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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