Associations to the word «Idleness»
Noun
- Puritan
- Solitude
- Starvation
- Wealth
- Superstition
- Dorado
- Trifle
- Contempt
- Occupation
- Workman
- Drinking
- Ailment
- Weariness
- Quixote
- Humour
- Sofa
- Necessity
- Essay
- Gambling
- Ambition
- Scorn
- Temper
- Impatience
- Curiosity
- Aversion
- Parisian
- Gossip
- Virtue
- Punishment
- Potion
- Fatigue
- Modesty
- Dread
- Passion
- Excuse
- Convict
- Waste
- Shame
- Hatred
- Sin
- Conscience
- Employ
- Overseer
- Arrogance
- Industry
- Moral
- Corruption
- Shutter
- Duc
- Offence
- Robbery
- Emancipation
- Rich
- Exercise
- Restraint
- Obscurity
- Abundance
Adjective
Wiktionary
IDLENESS, noun. The state of being idle; inactivity.
IDLENESS, noun. The state of being indolent; indolence.
IDLENESS, noun. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.
Dictionary definition
IDLENESS, noun. Having no employment.
IDLENESS, noun. The quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized".
IDLENESS, noun. The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.