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1 idleness
nounഅലസത, മടി, നിഷ്ക്രിയത്വം
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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 — noun see idle I … New Collegiate Dictionary
idleness — noun a) The state of being idle; inactivity. b) The state of being indolent; indolence … Wiktionary
idleness — noun 1. having no employment (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑idling, ↑loafing • Derivationally related forms: ↑idle (for: ↑idling), ↑idle … Useful english dictionary
idleness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [State of being inactive] Syn. loafing, loitering, lounging, idling, time killing, dawdling, inertia, inactivity, indolence, sluggishness, unemployment, joblessness, torpor, otiosity, dormancy, lethargy, stupor, puttering,… … English dictionary for students
love-in-idleness — noun a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived • Syn: ↑wild pansy, ↑Johnny jump up, ↑heartsease, ↑pink of my John, ↑Viola tricolor • Hypernyms: ↑viola … Useful english dictionary
love-in-idleness — /lʌv ɪn ˈaɪdlnəs/ (say luv in uydlnuhs) noun the wild pansy, Viola tricolor …
idle — I. adjective (idler; idlest) Etymology: Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless Date: before 12th century 1. lacking worth or basis ; vain < idle chatter > < idle pleasure > … New Collegiate Dictionary
idle — /ˈaɪdl / (say uydl) adjective (idler, idlest) 1. unemployed, or doing nothing: idle workers. 2. unoccupied, as time: idle hours. 3. not kept busy or in use or operation: idle machinery. 4. habitually doing nothing or avoiding work. 5. of no real… …
idle — I UK [ˈaɪd(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms idle : adjective idle comparative idler superlative idlest 1) a) machines or factories that are idle are not being used The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. stand/lie/sit idle: Valuable … English dictionary
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