| NOUN | act | idleness, idling, loafing | having no employment / employment |
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| attribute | idleness, groundlessness | the quality of lacking substance or value | |
| attribute | idleness, faineance | the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work |
| Sounds | ay'dahlnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Having no employment / employment. | |
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| Synonyms | idling, loafing | |
| Narrower | dolce far niente | carefree idleness |
| Broader | inactivity | Inactive |
| Spanish | ociosidad | |
| Catalan | desocupació, droperia, ganduleria, ociositat | |
| Adjectives | idle | not in active use |
| idle | not having a job | |
| Meaning | The quality of lacking substance or value. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | groundlessness | |
| Broader | worthlessness, ineptitude | Having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful |
| Adjectives | idle | without a basis in reason or fact |
| Meaning | The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work. | |
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| Synonym | faineance | |
| Broader | indolence, laziness | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work |
| Spanish | faineance, gandulería | |
| Catalan | faineance, ganduleria, ociositat | |
| Adjectives | idle | not in action or at work |
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