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Meaning of idleness | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈaɪdəlnəs

Definitions

  1. Laziness, idleness.
  2. The state of being idle; inactivity.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The state of being indolent; indolence.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التسيّب بطالة خمول عطالة
Azərbaycanca bekarçılıq
Български бездействие
Bosanski besposlenost besposlica dokolica dokonica futur беспосленост беспослица доколица доконица
Català inactivitat
Čeština zahálka
Cymraeg segurdod
Deutsch Arbeitsunwilligkeit Faulheit Indolenz Müßiggang Nichtstun Nutzlosigkeit Stillstand Tatenlosigkeit Trägheit Untätigkeit
Ελληνικά αεργία απραξία νωχελικότητα ραθυμία
Español holganza holgazanería inactividad indolencia
Suomi joutilaisuus luppo toimettomuus turhuus velttous vetelyys
Français futilité inactivité indolence inutilité oisiveté trivialité
Gaeilge díomhaointeas leisce
Galego brouca inactividade vagancia
עברית אבטלה בטלה
हिन्दी अकर्म अकर्मण्यता निकम्मापन निष्क्रियता
Hrvatski besposlenost besposlica dokolica dokonica futur беспосленост беспослица доколица доконица
Italiano indolenza inutilità ozio oziosità pigrizia
日本語 徒然 懈怠 無為 袖手
ქართული უსაქმურობა
한국어 게으름 한가
Latina cessatio dēsidia otiositas otium situs
Nederlands ledigheid
Polski bezczynność leserstwo nieróbstwo próżniactwo
Português inatividade indolência ócio
Русский безделье беспло́дность бесполезность леность праздность простой
Српски besposlenost besposlica dokolica dokonica futur беспосленост беспослица доколица доконица
Svenska dagdriveri lättjefullhet sysslolöshet
Türkçe fütur miskinlik
Українська неробство

Examples

“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, […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Idler Idlers Idles idleship idlesse Idlest

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