All inoperativeness synonyms
noun inoperativeness
- inaction β absence of action; idleness.
- dawdling β proceeding at a slow pace
- dormancy β the state of being dormant.
- droning β to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
- hibernation β Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- idleness β the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity β not active: an inactive volcano.
- indolence β the quality or state of being indolent.
- inertia β inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- inertness β having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- joblessness β without a job.
- laze β to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- lazing β to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- leisure β freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- lethargy β the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- loafing β to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- loitering β to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- otiosity β being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- pottering β putter1 .
- shiftlessness β lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
- sloth β habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- slothfulness β sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
- slouch β to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- slowness β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- sluggish β indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- stagnation β the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- stupor β suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- time on one's hands β an interval with nothing to do
- torpidity β inactive or sluggish.
- torpor β sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- trifling β of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- truancy β the act or state of being truant.
- unemployment β the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.