idleness
1. having no employment (Freq. 2) • Syn: idling, loafing • Derivationally related forms: idle (for: idling), idle • Hypernyms: inactivity • Hyponyms: dolce far niente 2. the quality of lacking substance or value - the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized • Syn: groundlessness • Derivationally related forms: idle • Hypernyms: worthlessness, ineptitude 3. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work • Syn: faineance • Derivationally related forms: idle, faineant (for: faineance) • Hypernyms: indolence, laziness
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