idleness

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inaction sloth indolence loafing sluggishness faineance idling lena rest ease leisure inertia relaxation negligence paralysis
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Antonyms

hopper birr transfiguration use life process
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Hypernyms

inactivity laziness ineptitude indolence worthlessness

Hyponyms

dolce far niente

Related terms

idlehood idleship idledom

Phrases with the word

eat the bread of idleness being idleness

Anagrams

linseeds

Examples

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace. Hesiod

Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues. Franz Kafka

Fighting is better than idleness. Kurdish Proverb

Virtue never goes far without the company of idleness. Jamaican Proverb

Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

idleheaded idlehood idlely idler idler gear idler pulley