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inoccupation

inoccupation noun: lack of occupation (being busy); lack of something to do.

Noun

inoccupation (uncountable)

  1. Lack of occupation (being busy); lack of something to do.
    • The whole strength of Evadne's mind was exerted to support the failing spirits of her husband. Loss of property, hopelessness as to his future prospects, the inoccupation to which poverty condemned him, combined to reduce him to a state bordering on insanity.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 235
    • The hours dragged on in a dreary inoccupation. Towards dusk she sat down beside him and he laid his hand on hers. The touch startled her. He seemed to be calling her from far off. She looked at him helplessly and his smile went through her like a physical pang.1889, Edith Wharton, A Journey

Forms of inoccupation

alternative formunoccupation

Origin of inoccupation

From in- + occupation.

Questions about inoccupation

What does inoccupation mean?
Inoccupation means lack of occupation (being busy); lack of something to do.
What part of speech is inoccupation?
Inoccupation is a noun.

Words near inoccupation in the dictionary

  1. inocculating
  2. inocculation
  3. inocculations
  4. inoccupancies
  5. inoccupancy
  6. inoccupation
  7. inocelliid
  8. inocelliids
  9. Inocencio
  10. Inocencios
  11. inoceramid

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