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- Dictionaryidleness/ˈʌɪdlnəs/
noun
- 1. laziness; indolence: "he was punished for his idleness at school" Similar Opposite
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the state of not working or being used: They live in an enforced idleness. Jumping into an exercise routine after weeks of idleness can cause muscle soreness. UK. the state of being without work: After a year of forced idleness, she found work. Hundreds were thrown into idleness when the factory closed.
1. : not occupied or employed: such as. a. : having no employment : inactive. idle workers. b. : not turned to normal or appropriate use. idle farmland. c. : not scheduled to compete. the team will be idle tomorrow. 2. : lacking worth or basis : vain. idle chatter. idle pleasure.
Idleness is a lack of motion or energy. In describing a person, idle suggests having no labor: "idly passing the day". In physics, an idle machine exerts no transfer of energy. When a vehicle is not in motion, an idling engine does no useful thermodynamic work.
Idleness is a characteristic of being inactive. Your idleness over the summer means you really didn't do much — besides snoozing in a hammock and sipping lemonade.
having no clear plan or purpose. aimless He was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position. directionless The party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern. purposeless The job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless.
the fact of not having work or of not being in use. After a period of enforced idleness, she found a new job. Check pronunciation: idleness. Definition of idleness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To run at a slow speed or out of gear. Used of a motor or motor vehicle. v.tr. 1. To pass (time) without doing anything: idle the afternoon away. 2. To make or cause to be unemployed or inactive: layoffs that idled 1,000 factory workers; a plant that was idled by a strike. 3. To cause (a motor, for example) to idle. n. 1.
Of things, esp. time: Unoccupied; characterized by inaction or want of occupation. idle bread = bread of idleness ( idleness n. 4 ).
Idleness definition: the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle. See examples of IDLENESS used in a sentence.
adj. not working or active; doing nothing: idle machinery; Most of the men were idle during the depression. not filled with activity: idle hours. habitually avoiding work; lazy: She's been idle ever since she came back from college. of no real worth or purpose:[ usually: before a noun] idle threats. v. to pass time doing nothing;
