idleness
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Sense: State of being inactive
Synonyms:
loafing, idling, time-killing, inactivity, indolence, sluggishness, unemployment Collocations, joblessness
Antonyms:
occupation Collocations, employment Collocations, work Collocations, exercise Collocations, action Collocations, activity Collocations, bustle Collocations, hustle Collocations, labor Collocations, operation Collocations, adventure Collocations, movement Collocations, productivity, the grind
Sense: Disinclination to activity
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willingness Collocations, industry Collocations, effort Collocations, desire Collocations, liveliness, vigor, vim, ambition Collocations, diligence Collocations, energy Collocations, enterprise Collocations, perseverance, application Collocations, drive Collocations, initiative Collocations, get-up-and-go, work ethic, vitality