Idleness
Idleness noun - An inclination not to do work or engage in activities.
Usage example: the brothers' innate idleness meant that neither did much, either inside or outside their ramshackle cabin
Listlessness is a synonym for idleness in sloth topic. In some cases you can use "Listlessness" instead a noun "Idleness".
Nearby Word: idle
Listlessness
Listlessness noun - Physical or mental inertness.
Usage example: following a couple of big mistakes early in the game, the team sank into an uncharacteristic listlessness and was never able to recover the lead
Idleness is a synonym for listlessness in sluggishness topic. You can use "Idleness" instead a noun "Listlessness", if it concerns topics such as sloth.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- indifference and idleness
- indifference and listlessness
- laziness and idleness
- laziness and listlessness
- indolence and idleness
- indolence and listlessness
- lassitude and idleness
- lassitude and listlessness
- apathy and idleness
- apathy and listlessness
- sluggishness and idleness
- sluggishness and listlessness
- inactivity and idleness
- inactivity and listlessness
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Listlessness and Idleness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idleness/listlessness
Idleness & Listlessness. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/idleness/listlessness>.
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