First Known Use: 15th century
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idlesse
noun \ˈīd-ləs, īd-ˈles\
Definition of IDLESSE
: the quality or state of being idle : idleness
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Origin of IDLESSE
Middle English, from idle + -esse (as in richesse wealth) — more at riches
Rhymes with IDLESSE
abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress
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