idleness

Meaning

Noun

The state of being idle; inactivity.
The state of being indolent; indolence.
Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.

Origin

From Middle English ydelnesse, from Old English īdelnes, from Proto-West Germanic *īdalnassī, equivalent to idle + -ness. Cognate with Old Frisian īdelnisse, obsolete Dutch ijdelnis, Old Saxon īdalnussi, Old High German ītalnissa.

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