Unwork
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The lack or absence of work; worklessness. uncountable
"That comfortable philosophy which modern transcendentalism has but dimly shadowed forth — that poetic agrarianism, which gives all to each and each to all— is the real life of this city of unwork."
Verb
- 1 To undo or destroy (work previously done). transitive
Example
More examples"That comfortable philosophy which modern transcendentalism has but dimly shadowed forth — that poetic agrarianism, which gives all to each and each to all— is the real life of this city of unwork."
Etymology
From un- + work.
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