Definition for Idleness

idleness, n. [OE ídelnes.] (webplay: labor).

  1. Inaction; no interaction.
  2. Slothfulness; indolence; [fig.] death.
  3. Laziness; aversion to labor.
  4. Inactivity; inert state; [fig.] winter; [metaphor] death.

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