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Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiánsǎn
"他过着闲散的退休生活。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of spending time inactive or without work; laziness or lack of occupation.
"He spent his summer vacation in comfortable idleness, reading books and walking in the gardens." - 2
The condition of machinery or factories not being in use or operation.
"The factory fell into prolonged idleness after the supply chain collapsed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'īdelness', combining 'īdel' (meaning empty, vain, or lazy) with the nominalizing suffix '-nes'. Over centuries, it evolved from signifying worthlessness or vanity to denoting a state of inactivity, laziness, or resting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idleness" is said worldwide
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oisiveté
Transliteration: wazi-və-te
"Il passe ses journées dans l'oisiveté la plus complète."
Müßiggang
Transliteration: mysɪçˌɡaŋ
"Ein gewisses Maß an Müßiggang kann sehr erholsam sein."
pigrizia
Transliteration: piˈɡritsja
"La pigrizia è la chiave della povertà."
ociosidad
Transliteration: o.sjo.siˈdad
"La ociosidad es la madre de todos los vicios."
ociosidade
Transliteration: o.si.ziˈda.dʒi
"Ele prefere a ociosidade do fim de semana a qualquer trabalho."
आलस्य
Transliteration: alasya
"आलस्य मनुष्य का सबसे बड़ा शत्रु है।"
闲散
Transliteration: xiánsǎn
"他过着闲散的退休生活。"
나태
Transliteration: natae
"나태함은 성공의 가장 큰 걸림돌이다."
怠惰
Transliteration: taida
"彼は怠惰な生活を送っている。"
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