Definition for Idleness:

• the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

Synonyms for Idleness:

• n.

  •
  • industrious.
  •act (noun)
  • loafing,
  • idleness,
  • idling.
  •attribute (noun)
  • Groundlessness.
  •ease (noun)
  • re laxation,
  • re-laxation,
  • re-quiescences,
  • bed roses,
  • requiescences,
  • re quiescences,
  • re quiescence,
  • ataraxias,
  • restfulnesses,
  • supinities,
  • peace mind,
  • re-quiescence,
  • passivities,
  • re-pose,
  • re laxations,
  • re pose,
  • re-laxations.
  •futility (noun)
  • in effectivenesses,
  • in-effectivenesses,
  • frivolousnesses,
  • in effectualities,
  • meaninglessnesses,
  • in effectiveness,
  • in-effectualities,
  • pointlessnesses,
  • in-effectuality,
  • in effectuality,
  • ineffectualities,
  • in-effectiveness.
  •hebetude (noun)
  • passivens.
  •inaction (noun)
  • standstill,
  • passiveness,
  • stagnation.
  •inactivity (noun)
  • Sedentariness,
  • motionless,
  • sleepiness.
  •indolence (noun)
  • dis inclinations,
  • dis-inclinations,
  • dis inclination,
  • dis-inclination.
  •inertia (noun)
  • deadness,
  • oscitancy,
  • immobility,
  • drowsiness,
  • paralysis,
  • Paralyses.
  •inertness (noun)
  • dormancy,
  • stagnancy,
  • hibernation,
  • inactivity,
  • inertness,
  • motionlessness,
  • reposefulness,
  • stillness,
  • apathy,
  • listlessness,
  • catatonia,
  • coma,
  • languor,
  • Inanimation,
  • insensibility.
  •inoperativeness (noun)
  • in operativenesses,
  • in-operativenesses,
  • in operativeness,
  • in-operativeness.
  •laziness (noun)
  • donothingness,
  • dreaminesses,
  • supinenesses,
  • donothingnesses,
  • do nothingness,
  • lackadaisicalnesses,
  • languorousnesses,
  • do nothingnesses,
  • torpidnesses,
  • do-nothingnesses,
  • leisurelinesses,
  • otiosities,
  • faineances,
  • torpescences,
  • neglectfulnesses,
  • otiosenesses,
  • faineancies,
  • dilatorinesses.
  •laziness, inaction (noun)
  • stupor,
  • slowness,
  • trifling,
  • torpor,
  • time to kill,
  • unemployment,
  • droning,
  • laze,
  • goof-off time,
  • Lazing,
  • dilly-dallying,
  • Pottering,
  • Loitering,
  • Vegetating,
  • own sweet time,
  • truancy,
  • torpidity,
  • time on one's hands,
  • joblessness,
  • time-wasting,
  • time to burn,
  • slouch,
  • dawdling.
  •lethargy (noun)
  • dullness,
  • tiredness.
  •motionlessness (noun)
  • calmness,
  • quietness,
  • rest,
  • tranquility,
  • fixedness.
  •naturalness (noun)
  • in-formalities,
  • in formality,
  • in formalities,
  • in-formality.
  •rest (noun)
  • cutoff,
  • somnolence,
  • re-creation,
  • forty winks,
  • time off,
  • re-creations.
  •unavailingness (noun)
  • bootlessnesses.
  •unceremoniousness (noun)
  • un ceremoniousnesses,
  • un-ceremoniousnesses,
  • un ceremoniousness,
  • un-ceremoniousness.
  •unrestraint (noun)
  • un restraints,
  • un-restraints,
  • un restraint,
  • un-restraint.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inoperativeness,
  • luxury,
  • Do-nothingism.
  •
  • disuse,
  • vanity.
  •idling
  • dalliance.
  •industry
  • zeal.

Paraphrases for Idleness:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    downtime.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    laziness, inactivity, sloth, inaction, inactive.

Antonyms for Idleness:

• n.

  • laziness, inaction
    busyness, liveliness, diligence, employment, energy, life, work, occupation, action, labor, activity, ambition, industry, vigor, hustle.
  • Other antonyms:
    briskness, lustiness, animation, activeness, jazziness, vitality, drive, animateness, initiative, assiduousness, exuberance, vibrancy, pep, business, vivacity, perseverance, peppiness, sprightliness, use, enterprise, vim, assiduity, go, robustness, industriousness.

Idleness Sentence Examples:

• There is only one sin that you can commit; that sin is idleness.

• It is my opinion that true happiness is impossible without idleness.

Hypernym for Idleness:

• n.

  • act
    Dolce Far Niente.

Hyponym for Idleness:

• n.

  • act
    inactivity.
  • attribute
    ineptitude, worthlessness.