Idleness

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  • n. The state of being idle; inactivity.
  • n. The state of being indolent; indolence
  • n. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The condition of being idle, in any sense of that word; inactivity; slothfulness; uselessness; unprofitableness; worthlessness; foolishness.
  • n. Synonyms See idle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quality of lacking substance or value
  • n. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
  • n. having no employment
  • Antonym
    bustle   
    Hypernym
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    Synonym
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    Same Context
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    indolence    drunkenness    carelessness    extravagance    ignorance    apathy    cruelty    stupidity    neglect    cowardice