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idleness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | idling, loafing |
| Type of | inactivity |
| Has types | dolce far niente |
| Derivation | idle |
idleness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | groundlessness |
| Type of | ineptitude, worthlessness |
| Derivation | idle |
Examples of idleness
idleness
Even to those who have inherited wealth, idleness can be a certain cause of ruin.
From the orlandosentinel.com
People do not like this, even less so in France with its propensity for idleness.
From the sacbee.com
Reading their work histories, I doubt the idea of idleness even occurred to them.
From the washingtonpost.com
Bouts of furious activity and 14-hour days may be followed by periods of idleness.
From the time.com
In reality though, you're just altering the mode of idleness of the said commuter.
From the economist.com
Spend some other portion of the day in idleness, ardent and blissful idleness.
From the time.com
If you make idleness a worthwhile career choice, why should anyone look for a job?
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Memories about his wife conjure both young love and the blissful idleness of youth.
From the stltoday.com
They've seen how fragile their hold is on the region and know what idleness breeds.
From the time.com
- Having no employment
- Groundlessness: the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
- Faineance: the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
- Idle (idling) is a term which generally refers to a lack of motion and/or energy.
- The state of being idle; inactivity; The state of being indolent; indolence; Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality
- "Idleness so called, which does not consist in doing nothing, but in doing a great deal not recognized in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class, has as good a right to state its position as industry itself," insisted a young Robert Louis Stevenson. ...
- The refusal or neglect to engage in any lawful employment, in order to gain a livelihood.
- The ultimate purpose of the busy.
