Entry Word: idleness

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an inclination not to do work or engage in activities <the brothersʼ innate idleness meant that neither did much, either inside or outside the house> — see laziness
2 lack of action or activity <a day spent in idleness is nice, but a month of doing nothing is boring!> — see inaction
3 lack of use <the idleness of the sewing machine was apparent by its thick layer of dust> — see disuse