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idleness

noun

Having no employment

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
I
Ends with
S
Contains
DL
Scrabble score
9

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈaɪdl̩nəs

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noun

  1. Having no employment

noun

  1. The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

noun

  1. The quality of lacking substance or value

    “The groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized”

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The groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized

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