idleness

incontable

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.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние без работы или деятельности; качество отсутствия содержания или ценности; черта безделья из-за нежелания работать.esSustantivo que designa el estado de no tener trabajo o actividad; la cualidad de carecer de contenido o valor; el rasgo de la ociosidad por falta de voluntad para trabajar.frNom désignant l'état de ne pas travailler ou de ne pas avoir d'activité ; qualité de ce qui est sans contenu ni valeur ; trait de paresse par manque de volonté de travailler.deZustand des Nichtstuns oder der Untätigkeit; die Eigenschaft, nutzlos oder wertlos zu sein; Trägheit aus mangelnder Arbeitsbereitschaft.ptSubstantivo que designa o estado de não estar trabalhando ou ocupado; qualidade de não ter conteúdo ou valor; traço de preguiça por falta de vontade de trabalhar.zh名词，指没有工作或活动的状态；也指缺乏内容或价值的性质；以及因不愿工作而懒惰的特点。arاسم يدل على حالة عدم العمل أو النشاط، وعلى صفة عدم الجدوى أو القيمة، وعلى الميل إلى الكسل والإحجام عن العمل.

1. Lack of employment B2 formal

   The state of being without a job or occupation.

   • 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.

   ruБезработицаesDesempleofrétat de chômagedeArbeitslosigkeitptDesempregozh失业arالبطالة

   Sinónimos: unemployment

   Antónimos: employmentjoboccupationwork

2. Lack of substance or value C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПустотаesfutilidadfrfutilitédeNichtigkeitptFutilidadezh空洞无物arتفاهة

   Sinónimos: emptinessfrivolityfutilityinsignificancemeaninglessnesspointlessnesstrivialityvanityworthlessness

   Antónimos: gravityimportancemeaningsignificancesubstancevalueweightworth

3. Reluctance to work B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruЛеньesPerezafrParessedeTrägheitptPreguiçazh懒惰arالكسل

   Sinónimos: inactivityindolenceinertnesslanguorlazinessloafingloungeshiftlessnessslothsluggishnesstorpor

   Antónimos: assiduitydiligenceindustriousnesslaboriousness

• idlenesses plural form
• idlenesses' possessive plural form
• idleness's possessive singular form