Related Words for idleness

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WordSyllablesCategories
loafing
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Noun
indolence
/xx
Noun
laziness
/xx
Noun
languor
//
Noun
inactivity
xx/xx
Noun
boredom
/x
Noun
drudgery
/xx
Noun
intemperance
x/xx
Noun
drunkenness
/xx
Noun
restlessness
/xx
Noun
wretchedness
/xx
Noun
complacency
x/xx
Noun
ennui
x/x
Noun
sloth
/
Noun, Verb
slackness
/x
Noun
covetousness
/xxx
Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
thoughtlessness
/xx
Noun
immobility
xx/xx
Noun
busyness
//x
Noun
avarice
/xx
Noun
lethargy
/xx
Noun
weariness
/xx
Noun
despondency
x/xx
Noun
joblessness
/xx
Noun
leisure
/x
Noun
wantonness
/xx
Noun
vexation
x/x
Noun
labours
/x
Noun
selfishness
/xx
Noun
extravagance
x/xx
Noun
procrastination
xxx/x
Noun
gluttony
/xx
Noun
servitude
/xx
Noun
solitude
/xx
Noun
forgetfulness
x/xx
Noun
imbecility
/x/xx
Noun
toil
/
Noun
misery
/xx
Noun
ingratitude
//xx
Noun
overwork
xx/
Noun
profligacy
/xxx
Noun
carelessness
/xx
Noun
apathy
/xx
Noun
contentment
x/x
Noun
poverty
/xx
Noun
insolence
/xx
Noun
uselessness
/xx
Noun
immorality
xx/xx
Noun
servility
/xxx
Noun
dejection
x/x
Noun
sickness
/x
Noun
quietude
/xx
Noun
squalor
/x
Noun
asceticism
x/xxx
Noun
wickedness
/xx
Noun
inefficiency
xx/xx
Noun
hedonism
/xxx
Noun
lassitude
/xx
Noun
vagrancy
/xx
Noun
effeminacy
x/xxx
Noun
stagnation
x/x
Noun
unproductive
xx/x
Adjective
tedium
/xx
Noun
sluggishness
/xx
Noun
indulgence
x/x
Noun
foolishness
/xx
Noun
vacuity
x/xx
Noun
unemployment
xx/x
Noun
tiredness
/xx
Noun
disuse
x/
Noun
latency
/xx
Noun
dormancy
/xx
Noun
indifference
x/xx
Noun
quiescence
x/x
Noun
banishing
/xx
Noun
penury
/xx
Noun
demoralizing
x/xxx
Verb
debauchery
x/xx
Noun
enforced
x/
Verb
accursed
x/
Adjective
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
alive
x/
Adjective
barrenness
/xx
Noun
dearth
/
Noun
destitution
/xxx
Noun
dolce far niente
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
downtime
/x
Noun
forgotten
x/x
Adjective, Noun
happiest
/xx
Adjective
hers
x
Adjective
impunity
x/xx
Noun
inaction
x/x
Noun
lust
/
Noun, Verb
morrow
/x
Noun, Verb
oftener
/xx
Adverb
privation
x/x
Noun
remorseful
x/x
Adjective
repose
x/
Noun, Verb
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sleeplessness
/xx
Noun
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sorrowful
/xx
Adjective
sterility
x/xx
Noun
tranquility
x/xx
Noun
unforgettable
xx/xx
Adjective
urethra
x/x
Noun
shirtless
/x
Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb