What is the meaning of idleness?

Having no employment.
- synonyms: idling, loafing
The quality of lacking substance or value.
- usage: "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
- synonyms: groundlessness
The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work.
- synonyms: faineance

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APA	WordNet. (2010). idleness. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/idleness/definitions/1193291
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "idleness" http://smartdefine.org/idleness/definitions/1193291 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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MLA	WordNet. "idleness" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/idleness/definitions/1193291>

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