Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idleship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: idle-ship
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property or characteristic of being idle; idleness, worthlessness, vanity.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English ydelschipe, equivalent to idle + -ship.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ydelschipe

Usage

Questions

What does idleship mean?: The property or characteristic of being idle; idleness, worthlessness, vanity.
Where does idleship come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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