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idleness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'idleness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Idleness [ n.]
- The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness.

Meaning of 'idleness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . idleness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the quality of lacking substance or value
Example in sentence:
  • the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized

Nearby Words:

idle idle-headed idle-pated idled idler idless idlesse idling idly

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