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English noun: idleness | |||
| 1. | idleness (act) having no employment | ||
| Synonyms | idling, loafing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactivity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dolce far niente | ||
| 2. | idleness (attribute) the quality of lacking substance or value | ||
| Samples | The groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized. | ||
| Synonyms | groundlessness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ineptitude, worthlessness | ||
| 3. | idleness (attribute) the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work | ||
| Synonyms | faineance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indolence, laziness | ||
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