Grammatical class

Noun

oisiveté

idleness (of a person), as in laziness or indolence

Details

Syllables

oi-si-ve-té

Phonetics

wa.zi.və.te

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

11473

Freq. (movies)

24078

Freq. (news)

36905

Sentences

L'oisiveté est l'ennemie de l'âme.

Idleness is the enemy of the soul.

A1

L'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices.

Idleness is the mother of all vices.

A1

Je ne peux supporter son oisiveté plus longtemps.

I cannot put up with his idleness any longer.

A1

N'était-ce son oisiveté, il serait un chic type.

If it were not for his idleness, he would be a nice fellow.

B2

L'oisiveté est mère de tous les vices.

The devil finds work for idle hands.

C2