🔄 Synonyms of "Idleness"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| loafingnoun | The idle behaviour of somebody who loafs. |
| faineancenoun | The state or quality of being faineant. |
| slothnoun | (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour. |
| lazinessnoun | The quality of being lazy |
| inactivitynoun | The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness. |
| inactionnoun | Lack of action or activity or labor |
| inactivenoun | A person who does not take action. |
| leisurenoun | Free time, time free from work or duties. |
| downtimenoun | A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops. |
| lethargynoun | A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. |
| indolencenoun | Habitual laziness or sloth. |
| inertianoun | (physics, uncountable or countable) The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass. |
| torpornoun | A state of being inactive or stuporous. |
| dormancynoun | The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness. |
| reposenoun | (intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest. |
| sluggishnessnoun | The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly. |
| languornoun | (uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this. |
| dawdlingnoun | the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working |
| stagnationnoun | The state of being stagnant, without circulation. |
| unproductivenessnoun | The characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness. |
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