noun
- the state of being inactive or not working; laziness
- the condition of not being used or employed
Examples
- His idleness during the summer vacation worried his parents.
- The factory’s idleness during the strike cost the company millions.
- She couldn’t stand the idleness of retirement and returned to work part-time.
- The idleness of the machinery indicated a problem with the power supply.
- Teachers often warn that idleness leads to trouble.
- The economic downturn forced many workers into unwanted idleness.