oisiveté
Meanings
Noun
1. idleness (of a person), as in laziness or indolence
Examples7
L'oisiveté est l'ennemie de l'âme.
Idleness is the enemy of the soul.
L'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices.
The devil finds work for idle hands.
L'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices.
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
Je ne peux supporter son oisiveté plus longtemps.
I cannot put up with his idleness any longer.
N'était-ce son oisiveté, il serait un chic type.
If it were not for his idleness, he would be a nice fellow.
À part pour son oisiveté, il serait un chouette compagnon.
If it were not for his idleness, he would be a nice fellow.