pause, rest, intermission, recess, interval, hiatus, respite, breather, time-out, lull, cessation, halt, stoppage, interruption, discontinuation, layoff, suspension, gap, split, fracture, rupture, cra... [more]
laziness - inactivity - indolence - sloth - lethargy - inertia - loafing - slacking - torpor - sluggishness - dormancy - apathy - languor - listlessness - passivity - unproductiveness - dawdling - procrastination - inaction - stagnation - lounging - vegetating - goofing off - shirking - dallying - dilly-dallying - goldbricking - lollygagging - malingering - mooning - pottering - puttering - shilly-shallying - time-wasting - trifling - twiddling one's thumbs - hanging around - hanging about - bumming around - lazing around - sitting around - doing nothing - killing time
Idleness refers to the state of being inactive or not engaged in any significant activity, often associated with a sense of not being productive or industrious. It can be seen as a period of leisure or rest, but may also carry negative connotations of laziness or lack of ambition.