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idleness

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈaɪdəlnəs/Part of speech nounSorted deeilnssStarts with IEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. having no employment

Word origin

From Middle English ydelnesse, from Old English īdelnes, from Proto-West Germanic *īdalnassī, equivalent to idle + -ness. Cognate with Old Frisian īdelnisse (“idelness”), obsolete Dutch ijdelnis, Old Saxon īdalnussi (“idleness, vanity”), Old High German ītalnissa (“idleness, vanity, emptiness”).

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