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- IDLENESS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness inactive, idle, inert, passive, supine mean not engaged in work or activity inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work
- Idleness - Wikipedia
Idleness is a lack of motion or energy In describing a person, idle suggests having no labor: "idly passing the day" In physics, an idle machine exerts no transfer of energy When a vehicle is not in motion, an idling engine does no useful thermodynamic work
- IDLENESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
IDLENESS definition: 1 the state of not working or being used: 2 the state of being without work: 3 the state of… Learn more
- IDLENESS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
noun the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce
- Idleness - definition of idleness by The Free Dictionary
To pass time without being engaged in purposeful activity: "The girls idled all day long, sending their tinkling laughter flowing up and down the street" (Alai) 2 To move slowly or without purpose: "I drove past the workshop I idled along the driveway past the pole fence to Tyhee Road" (Tom Spanbauer) 3
- Idleness - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Idleness is a characteristic of being inactive Your idleness over the summer means you really didn't do much — besides snoozing in a hammock and sipping lemonade
- idleness, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun idleness, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- What does Idleness mean? - Definitions. net
Idleness is the state of being inactive, not engaged in any activity or work, often implying a lack of productivity, movement, or usefulness It can also refer to the leisure time that a person chooses to spend without doing anything in particular, or a tendency to avoid work or exertion; laziness
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