idleness
Definitions
Noun
- Having no employment
- The quality of lacking substance or value
- The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "idleness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | righteousness | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | eyewitness | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | liveliness | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | timeliness | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | pilotless | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "idleness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | illness | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | wilderness | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | kindness | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | silences | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | mindless | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | likeness | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | wildness | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | rudeness | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | dullness | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | mindedness | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | fickleness | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | ilene | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | idles | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | denes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | niceness | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | lessness | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lateness | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | filene's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | deafness | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | blueness | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "idleness" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "idleness" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "idleness".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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Mar 26, 2017 The Guardian
Mar 26, 2017 The Guardian
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Feb 13, 2026 India Today
Feb 13, 2026 India Today
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Mar 1, 2014 The Christian Science Monitor
Mar 1, 2014 The Christian Science Monitor
The Civil Service has replaced academia as the home of bourgeois idleness
May 10, 2026 The Telegraph
May 10, 2026 The Telegraph