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adj. (-r, -st) 1. ажилгүй, сул зогссон. 2. залхуу, лазан, зүгээр суусан. 3. хоосон, дэмий. v. зүгээр суух, хоосон цаг нөгцөөх, дэмий сэлгүүцэх. idleness n. зүгээр суух, ажилгүй байх. idler n. дэмий сэлгүүцэгч. idly adv. дэмий, хоосон, зорилгогүй.
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Idleness — I dle*ness, n. [AS. [=i]delnes.] The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness. Syn: Inaction; indolence; sluggishness; sloth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idleness — index desuetude, inaction, languor, lull, neglect, nonperformance, sloth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
idleness — (n.) O.E. idelnes frivolity, vanity, emptiness; vain existence; see IDLE (Cf. idle) + NESS (Cf. ness). Old English expressed the idea we attach to in vain by in idelnisse. Spenser, Scott, and others use idlesse to mean the same thing in a… … Etymology dictionary
idleness — [n] laziness, inaction dawdling, dillydallying*, dormancy, droning, goof off time*, hibernation, inactivity, indolence, inertia, joblessness, laze, lazing, leisure, lethargy, loafing, loitering, otiosity, own sweet time*, pottering, shiftlessness … New thesaurus
idleness — tinginiavimas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Sąmoningas, tyčinis darbo ar pareigos atlikimo vengimas. Vaikai nemoka tyčia vengti darbo, bet kai kurie veikia labai nerangiai, atidėlioja darbą arba neatlieka paskirtų užduočių. Kartais… … Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas
idleness — see idleness is the root of all evil … Proverbs new dictionary
idleness — idle ► ADJECTIVE (idler, idlest) 1) avoiding work; lazy. 2) not working or in use. 3) having no purpose or basis: idle threats. ► VERB 1) spend time doing nothing. 2) (of an engine) run slowly w … English terms dictionary
idleness is the root of all evil — The idea is attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. oiseuseté atrait viches, idleness attracts vices; c 1390 CHAUCER Second Nun’s Prologue 1.1 The ministre and the norice [nurse] unto vices, which that men clepe [call] in … Proverbs new dictionary
idleness — noun see idle I … New Collegiate Dictionary
idleness — See idle. * * * … Universalium
idleness — noun a) The state of being idle; inactivity. b) The state of being indolent; indolence … Wiktionary
