Idlesse
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idlesse — [īd′les΄] n. [< IDLE + ESS: a pseudo archaic coinage] Old Poet. idleness; indolence … English World dictionary
idlesse — noun Etymology: Middle English, from idle + esse (as in richesse wealth) more at riches Date: 15th century the quality or state of being idle ; idleness … New Collegiate Dictionary
idlesse — /uyd les/, n. idleness. [1590 1600; IDLE + esse, as in finesse, etc.] * * * … Universalium
idlesse — n. idleness, laziness; uselessness, worthlessness, triviality; inactivity … English contemporary dictionary
idlesse — ˈīdlə̇s, īdˈles noun ( s) Etymology: idle (I) + Middle English esse (as in richesse wealth) more at riches : idleness … Useful english dictionary
Idless — I dless, Idlesse I dlesse, n. Idleness. [Archaic] In ydlesse. Spenser. [1913 Webster] And an idlesse all the day Beside a wandering stream. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tizi N'Berber — Mairie de Tizi N Berber Administration Nom algérien تيزى نبربر Pays … Wikipédia en Français
idleness — (n.) O.E. idelnes frivolity, vanity, emptiness; vain existence; see IDLE (Cf. idle) + NESS (Cf. ness). Old English expressed the idea we attach to in vain by in idelnisse. Spenser, Scott, and others use idlesse to mean the same thing in a… … Etymology dictionary
idleness — n 1. inoccupation, unemployment, idle hands, idle hours, time on one s hands; leisure, ease, Chiefly Literary. idlesse, spare time, free time, Inf. time to burn, Inf. dodge time, command time; vacation, recess, Inf. letup. 2. inertness, inertia,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
i|dlesse — «Y dlihs», noun. Archaic. idleness: »The tables were drawn, it was idlesse all (Scott). ╂[a coined variant of idleness] … Useful english dictionary
