idleness

Collocations

5

ADJ.

due, failed, longer, mere, preferable

VERB + IDLENESS

excuse, regret, repent, resulted

IDLENESS + NOUN

devil's, failure, home, relaxation

PREP.

from, in, till, up, with

ADV.

always, often, only

Definitions

noun

1

The state of being idle; inactivity.

2

The state of being indolent; indolence.

For either they be puffed vp vvith pride, / Or fraught vvith enuie that their galls do ſvvell, / Or they their dayes to ydleneſſe diuide, / Or drovvnded lie in pleaſures vvaſtefull vvell, / In vvhich like Moldvvarps [i.e., moles] nouſling ſtill they lurke, / Vnmyndfull of chiefe parts of manlineſſe, / And do themſelues for vvant of other vvorke, / Vaine votaries of laeſie loue profeſſe, […]

3

Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — having no employment

noun — the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

faineance

noun — the quality of lacking substance or value

groundlessness

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

For either they be puffed vp vvith pride, / Or fraught vvith enuie that their galls do ſvvell, / Or they their dayes to ydleneſſe diuide, / Or drovvnded lie in pleaſures vvaſtefull vvell, / In vvhich

Wiktionary

02

Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.

Tatoeba · #15900

03

Work is preferable to idleness.

Tatoeba · #24820

04

That is a mere excuse for idleness.

Tatoeba · #42252

05

The failure is due to his idleness.

Tatoeba · #46926

06

I cannot put up with his idleness any longer.

Tatoeba · #255817