noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being shiftless. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dilatorinessdo-nothingnessergophobiafaineancyfaineantisefecklessness

Etymology

From shiftless + -ness.

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