| My own work has proceeded in fits and starts throughout the holiday, with long intervals of idleness in between. |
| Demoralising idleness and the humiliation of charity or relief work left the unemployed dispirited, apathetic, or divided. |
| In the early scenes, the camera loves the family's sun-baked Sicilian estate and Visconti can't help but celebrate the elegance and idleness. |
| The folk memory of the 1930s depression was still vivid and idleness on this scale was considered an outrage. |
| It's been a day for idleness, for loafing about, for lounging, dozing, snacking and dozing some more. |
| They are saying that due to their idleness and lethargy they are not taking water. |
