Antonyms for idleness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ahy-dl-nis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪ dl nɪs

Definition of idleness

Origin : Old English idelnes "frivolity, vanity, emptiness; vain existence;" see idle + -ness. Old English expressed the idea we attach to in vain by in idelnisse. Spenser, Scott, and others use idlesse to mean the same thing in a positive, pleasant sense.

noun laziness, inaction

Example sentences :

But she did not allow herself to fall into the idleness of barren speculation.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

This idleness seemed, to me, to form the summit of human happiness.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

There were long, long days of intrenching, skirmishing and idleness.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Put aside frivolity and idleness, and apply yourself in earnest.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

All other goodness is but too often an idleness or powerlessness of will.
Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

He was not a man to do anything—much less be sociable—out of idleness.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Mr. H. Do so;—but mind now this song-writing do not lead you to idleness.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

But Joseph Hume was not a man to enjoy the fruits of his industry in idleness.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Another thinks there is no happiness but in sleep and idleness.
Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus

We did not want to wait; the idleness of a permanent camp is the most deadly in the world.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

Synonyms for idleness

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