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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Idleness

Hi.
What does idleness mean in
'In praise of idleness'?

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This might be used, for example, in the following: I was a stockbroker working 14 hr. days, 6 days a week, and pulling down a 7-figure salary, but it was killing me, and I decided to chuck it all and moved to small South Seas island. Now I sit around all day and do nothing.

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  • This might be used, for example, in the following: I was a stockbroker working 14 hr.
  • days, 6 days a week, and pulling down a 7-figure salary, but it was killing me, and I decided to chuck it all and moved to small South Seas island.
  • Now I sit around all day and do nothing.
  • "
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This might be used, for example, in the following:

I was a stockbroker working 14 hr. days, 6 days a week, and pulling down a 7-figure salary, but it was killing me, and I decided to chuck it all and moved to small South Seas island. Now I sit around all day and do nothing. When people ask me what I'm doing, I toast them and say: "Here's three cheers in praise of idleness!"
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Idleness is the state of doing nothing - not working, not studying, not doing chores, etc.
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