idleness

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ydelnesse, from Old English īdelnes, from Proto-West Germanic *īdalnassī, equivalent to idle +‎ -ness. Cognate with Old Frisian īdelnisse (“idelness”), obsolete Dutch ijdelnis, Old Saxon īdalnussi (“idleness, vanity”), Old High German ītalnissa (“idleness, vanity, emptiness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪdəlnəs/ Hyphenation: idle‧ness === Noun === idleness (countable and uncountable, plural idlenesses) The state of being idle; inactivity. The state of being indolent; indolence. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== idledom idlehood idleship ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === linseeds