idleness

• اسم يدل على حالة عدم العمل أو النشاط، وعلى صفة عدم الجدوى أو القيمة، وعلى الميل إلى الكسل والإحجام عن العمل.

A noun referring to the state of being without employment or activity; the quality of lacking substance or value; the trait of being idle due to an unwillingness to work.

غير معدود

1. Lack of employmentB2formal

   The state of being without a job or occupation.

   البطالة

   • After the factory closed, many workers faced a period of idleness.
   • He was frustrated by his prolonged idleness after graduation.
   • The government introduced programs to combat idleness among the youth.

   المرادفاتunemployment

   الأضدادemploymentjoboccupationwork

2. Lack of substance or valueC1formal

   The quality of being trivial, pointless, or without real worth.

   تفاهة

   • The article was criticized for its intellectual idleness.
   • He dismissed the rumors as mere idleness of the mind.
   • The conversation drifted into idleness, touching on nothing important.

   المرادفاتemptinessfrivolityfutilityinsignificancemeaninglessnesspointlessnesstrivialityvanityworthlessness

   الأضدادgravityimportancemeaningsignificancesubstancevalueweightworth

3. Reluctance to workB2formal

   The trait of avoiding work or effort due to laziness or disinclination.

   الكسل

   • His idleness cost him several job opportunities.
   • She was known for her idleness, always finding excuses to avoid tasks.
   • The manager warned him that his idleness would not be tolerated.

   المرادفاتinactivityindolenceinertnesslanguorlazinessloafingloungeshiftlessnessslothsluggishnesstorpor

   الأضدادassiduitydiligenceindustriousnesslaboriousness