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Synonyms for idleness
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Princeton's WordNet
idleness, idling, loafing(noun)
having no employment
Synonyms:
faineance, groundlessness, idling, loafinggroundlessness, idleness(noun)
the quality of lacking substance or value
"the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
Synonyms:
faineance, groundlessness, idling, loafingfaineance, idleness(noun)
the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
Synonyms:
faineance, groundlessness, idling, loafing
English Synonyms and Antonyms
idleness
Synonyms:
inaction, inactivity, relaxation, restAntonyms:
act, action, activity, application, drill, employment, exercise, exertion, occupation, operation, performance, practise, use
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How to use idleness in a sentence?
Grief is a species of idleness.
Idleness is an appendix to nobility.
In idleness there is a perpetual despair.
Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name.
Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1547 | rest | |
| #9013 | idle | |
| #9757 | relaxation | |
| #28771 | inactivity | |
| #36114 | inaction | |
| #38659 | sloth | |
| #41296 | laziness | |
| #49259 | idling | |
| #67297 | idleness | |
| #77507 | loafing |
Translations for idleness
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- zahálkaCzech
- segurdodWelsh
- Stillstand, Trägheit, Arbeitsunwilligkeit, Untätigkeit, IndolenzGerman
- ociosidadSpanish
- بیکار بودنPersian
- velttous, joutilaisuus, vetelyys, turhuusFinnish
- oisiveté, futilité, inactivité, inutilité, indolenceFrench
- ozio, indolenza, oziosità, pigriziaItalian
- ōtiumLatin
- ócio, inatividadePortuguese
- праздность, леность, бесполезность, простой, бесплодность, бездельеRussian
- dokolicaSerbo-Croatian
- sysslolöshetSwedish
- trög, nosdunVolapük
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