idleness

Example Sentences

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A friend described “the Soutine of painting and the Soutine of idleness. The one was as exaggerated as the other.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Multiple residents warned of "idleness" among the youth, who face high unemployment.

From Barron's

Now under state ownership, productivity is low compared to competitors both in the UK and abroad, not due to idleness but because workers don't have the equipment they need to do their job efficiently.

From BBC

The fifth Puritan credo that’s still with us is "hard work is holy, while idleness is a sin."

From Salon

De Bascher was the opposite, a dandy who enjoyed dissolute idleness with an elegant insouciance.

From New York Times