noun
idlehood
Idlehood (noun) means the state of being idle, or a habit of doing nothing.
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The state of being idle, or a habit of doing nothing.
"But he didn't even seem to enjoy his idlehood."
— Sandeep Dahiya, Faceless Gods (2014)
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Etymology
Formed from idle and -hood, possibly as an alteration of the obsolete English idlehead ("idleness"), which may itself come from Middle English idelhed ("vanity"). Compare also Scots ydilheid ("idleness"), Dutch ijdelheid ("vanity, vainglory"), Middle Low German îdelheit ("idleness") and German Eitelkeit ("vanity, conceit, vainness, idleness").
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What is the meaning of idlehood?
"idlehood" (noun) means the state of being idle, or a habit of doing nothing.
What is another word for idlehood?
Other words for "idlehood" include idleness.
