noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English idelnesse (also, vanity) from Old English īdelnes, from īdel + -nes -ness
: the quality or state of being idle (as through lack of worth, occupation, employment, industry)
the idleness of our search
increasing idleness in the auto industry
a person of unbelievable idleness
also : an instance of such idleness
our yesterday's idleness forgotten