Definitions
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- noun The state of being idle; a habit of idling; idleness.
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- noun The state or condition of being
idle ; a habit ofidling ;idleness .
Etymologies
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From earlier idlehead, from Middle English idelhed ("vanity"), equivalent to idle + -hood. Cognate with Scots ydilheid ("idleness"), Dutch ijdelheid ("vanity"), German Eidelkeit ("vanity, conceit, idleness"). More at idlehead.
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