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.
  •rest (noun)
  • re-creation,
  • somnolence,
  • re-creations,
  • motionlessness,
  • time off,
  • forty winks,
  • cutoff.
  •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.

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.