oisiveté

Definitions of oisiveté
  1. noun
    having no employment
    synonyms: fainéantise
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    type of:
    inactivité
    being inactive; being less active
  2. noun
    the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
    synonyms: fainéantise
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    type of:
    indolence, paresse
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
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