idleness
nounfeminineinformal/vɐ.ˈdja.ʒɐ̃j̃/medium
va·di·a·gem
Definitions
-1The action or habit of being idle; the state of someone who does not work and spends time in leisure or unproductive activities.
The young man was accused of idleness for spending his days in the square.
Idleness was frowned upon in that hard-working community.
Common collocations
accused of idlenesschronic idleness
1The action or habit of idling; the state of being idle, not working, or spending time doing nothing useful.
The boss fired him because of his constant loafing.
On that summer afternoon, he gave himself over to loafing on the beach.
Common collocations
life of loafingstop loafing
Etymology
Derivado de 'vadio' + sufixo '-agem'.