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1 idleness
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3 idle
adj. lat; lättjefull; gagnlös; sysslolös; utan mening; ofruktbar; lönlös--------v. slöa sig, lata sig; slösa bort tiden; sluta; gå på tomgång* * *1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) oanvänd, overksam, ur drift2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) lat3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) resultatlös, fruktlös, tom4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) löst []2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) lata sig2) (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.) gå på tomgång•- idler- idleness
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4 life
adj. liv-, livs-; för livet--------n. liv; själ; livlighet, vitalitet; tillvaro, levnadssätt; levnadsteckning, biografi; livslängd; livstid (fängelsestraff)* * *plural - lives; noun1) (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.) liv2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) liv3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) liv, livlighet4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) liv, leverne5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) liv6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) liv7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) levnadsteckning8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) livstid•- lifeless- 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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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
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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
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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