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idlesse

/ˈaɪdləs/

idlesse noun: idleness.

Noun

idlesse (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) idleness
    • All which my daies I haue not lewdly spent,
      Nor spilt the blossome of my tender yeares
      In ydlesse.1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 378
    • A maiden was seated apart from her companion, the very flowers scattered neglected by her side; but it was obvious that idlesse—that first sweet symptom of love—was pleasanter than her graceful task; for the colour was rich upon her cheek, and the smile parted her scarce conscious lips.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 143

Questions about idlesse

What does idlesse mean?
Idlesse means idleness.
What part of speech is idlesse?
Idlesse is a noun.
How do you pronounce idlesse?
Idlesse is pronounced /ˈaɪdləs/.

Words near idlesse in the dictionary

  1. idlers
  2. idles
  3. idleship
  4. idlesome
  5. IDless
  6. idlesse
  7. idlest
  8. idleth
  9. idleton
  10. idletons
  11. Idlewild

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