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idleness
/ˈʌɪdlnəs/
noun
1.
laziness; indolence:
"he was punished for his idleness at school"
Similar
laziness
indolence
slothfulness
sloth
shiftlessness
inertia
sluggishness
lethargy
languor
torpidity
torpor
remissness
negligence
slackness
laxity
archaic:
fainéance
rare:
otiosity
hebetude
inactivity
inaction
dormancy
unemployment
rest
repose
Opposite
industry
activity
▪
a state of inaction; inactivity:
"we suffered a period of enforced idleness"
Scrabble Points: 9
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1
D
2
L
1
E
1
N
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E
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S
1
S
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