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idleness

  • 1 idleness

    noun αργία

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  • 2 Idleness

    subs.
    P. and V. ἀργία, ἡ. ῥᾳθυμία, ἡ, P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ.
    Leisure: P. and V. σχολή, ἡ.

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  • 3 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) αργόσχολος,άπρακτος/αχρησιμοποίητος
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) τεμπέλης
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) κενός
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) αβάσιμος,άσκοπος
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) χασομερώ,τεμπελιάζω
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) δουλεύω στο ραλαντί
    •
    - idleness
    - idly
    - idle away

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  • 4 life

    plural - lives; noun
    1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) ζωή
    2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ζωή
    3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) ζωντάνια
    4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) ζωή
    5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) ζωή
    6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) ζωή, μορφή ζωής
    7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) βιογραφία
    8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ισόβια (δεσμά)
    •
    - lifelike
    - life-and-death
    - lifebelt
    - lifeboat
    - lifebuoy
    - life-cycle
    - life expectancy
    - lifeguard
    - life-jacket
    - lifeline
    - lifelong
    - life-saving
    - life-sized
    - life-size
    - lifetime
    - as large as life
    - bring to life
    - come to life
    - for life
    - the life and soul of the party
    - not for the life of me
    - not on your life!
    - take life
    - take one's life
    - take one's life in one's hands
    - to the life

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  • 5 Action

    subs.
    Opposed to idleness: P. and V. πρᾶξις, ἡ ; see Act.
    The hands of the young are braced for action: V. νέων τοι δρᾶν μὲν ἔντονοι χέρες (Eur., frag.).
    At law: P. and V. δίκη, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ.
    Bring action against: P. εἰς ἀγῶνα καθιστάναι (acc.).
    Virtue, power (of drugs, etc.): V. δύνασις, ἡ, ἰσχύς, ἡ.
    Battle: P. and V. ἔργον, τό.
    Put ships out of action: P. ναῦς ἄπλους ποιεῖν (Thuc. 7, 34).
    Some seven ( ships) were put out of action: P. ἑπτά τινες ἄπλοι ἐγένοντο (Thuc. 7, 34).
    Action, as opposed to passivity: P. πρᾶξις, ἡ.

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  • 6 Apathy

    subs.
    Idleness: P. and V. ῥᾳθυμία, ἡ, ἀργία, ἡ, P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ.
    Calm: Ar. and P. ἡσυχία, ἡ, V. τὸ ἡσυχαῖον.
    Inactivity: Ar. and P. ἀπραγμοσύνη, ἡ, P. τὸ ἄπραγμον.

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  • 7 Extravagance

    subs.
    Want of control: P. ἀκράτεια, ἡ, ὕβρις, ἡ.
    Excess: P. and V. ὑπερβολή, ἡ.
    Extraordinariness: Ar. and P. ἀτοπία, ἡ.
    Squandering (of money, etc.): P. ἀσωτία, ἡ, πολυτέλεια, ἡ.
    Luxury: P. and V. τρυφή, ἡ.
    Novelty: P. καινότης, ἡ.
    Their private means through idleness are lost and wasted in extravagance: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H.F. 591).

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  • 8 Inertness

    subs.
    Idleness: P. and V. ἀργία, ἡ, ῥᾳθυμία, ἡ, P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ.
    Torpor: Ar. and P. νάρκη, ἡ.

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  • 9 Leisure

    subs.
    P. and V. σχολή. ἡ. P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ, Ar. and P. ἡσυχία, ἡ.
    Idleness: P. and V. ἀργία, ἡ, ῥᾳθυμία, ἡ.
    Be at leisure, v.; P. and V., σχολάζειν, σχολὴν ἔχειν.
    Be idle: P. and V. ἀργεῖν. P. ῥᾳθυμεῖν.
    At leisure, adv.: P. and V. σχολῇ, ἐπὶ σχολῆς, Ar. and P. κατὰ σχολήν; adj., P. and V. ἀργός.
    Quiet: P. and V. ἥσυχος; see Quiet.

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  • 10 Lethargy

    subs.
    Idleness: P. and V. ἀργία, ἡ, ῥᾳθυμία, ἡ, P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ.
    Weariness: P. and V. κόπος, ὁ.
    Numbness: Ar. and P. νάρκη, ἡ.

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  • 11 Riotous

    adj.
    P. στασιωτικός, στασιαστικός.
    Noisy: P. θορυβώδης.
    Disorderly: V. ἄκοσμος, P. ταραχώδης; see Disorderly.
    Riotous conduct: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.
    Their private means through idleness are lost and wasted in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H.F. 591).

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  • 12 Torpor

    subs.
    Ar. and P. νάρκη, ἡ.
    Want of sensation: P. ἀναισθησία, ἡ.
    Want of energy: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ, see Idleness.
    I like not his extreme torpor: V. οὐ γάρ μʼ ἀρέσκει τῷ λίαν παρειμένῳ (Eur., Or. 210).

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  • 13 Waste

    v. trans.
    Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.
    Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.
    Wear out: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.
    Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see Wither.
    Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).
    Spend: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν, ἀναλοῦν.
    Spend ( money): Ar. and P. δαπανᾶν.
    You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur., Med. 325).
    Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).
    Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.
    Waste one's substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).
    Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H. F. 591).
    Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see Delay.
    They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2, 18; cp. Ar., Ran. 714).
    That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).
    Waste one's labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.
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    adj.
    Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.
    Useless: P. and V. κενός, ἀνωφελής, μάταιος; see Vain.
    Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph., Ant. 780).
    They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).
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    subs.
    Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.
    Expenditure: P. and V. ἀνάλωμα, τό.
    This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur., Supp. 547).
    Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.
    Waste of time: P. χρόνου διατριβή, ἡ, or use P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ alone; see Delay.

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  • 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

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