Synonyms for shiftlessness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : shift-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪft lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for shiftlessness Other synonyms for the word shiftlessness
- do-nothingness
- faineancy
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- lackadaisicalness
- languidness
- languorousness
- laxness
- leadenness
- leisureliness
- lethargy
- listlessness
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- otioseness
- otiosity
- passivity
- remissness
- slackness
- sleepiness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slowness
- sluggardness
- sluggishness
- stolidity
- supineness
- tardiness
- torpescence
- torpidness
- weariness
Définition of shiftlessness
Origin :- "wanting in resources or energy and ability to shift for oneself," 1580s, from shift (n.1) in the sense "resources" + -less. Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness.
- noun laziness
- He cannot be severely censured when their shiftlessness is borne in mind.
- Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
- Shiftlessness is a fine art with them, they've carried it so far.
- Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
- The same evidence of shiftlessness could be seen on every hand.
- Extract from : « Crooked Trails and Straight » by William MacLeod Raine
- Shiftlessness was one of several thousand things with which she had no patience.
- Extract from : « Local Color » by Irvin S. Cobb
- Elim paused with an impatient snort at this exhibition of shiftlessness.
- Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- Idleness and "shiftlessness" were not merely ineffective, they were sinful.
- Extract from : « Ethics » by John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
- Scarcely any thing is a greater misfortune than shiftlessness.
- Extract from : « Cottage Economy » by William Cobbett
- But water's not the only thing as shows their shiftlessness.
- Extract from : « Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs » by Anne Warner
- Labor saves us from the chaos of sloth, the pains of shiftlessness.
- Extract from : « Tablets » by Amos Bronson Alcott
- She had needed them to combat Len's shiftlessness and slack good nature.
- Extract from : « Half Portions » by Edna Ferber
Antonyms for shiftlessness
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