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Merriam Webster's

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Idless I"dless, Idlesse I"dlesse, n. Idleness. [Archaic] ``In ydlesse.'' --Spenser. And an idlesse all the day Beside a wandering stream. --Mrs. Browning.





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