Müßiggang
derNounidleness; sloth; leisure
English translations
- 01
idleness
- 02
leisure
- 03
doing nothing
Word details
- German meaning
- Müßiggang bezeichnet einen Zustand der Untätigkeit, des Faulenzens oder des Nichtstuns.
- English meaning
- Idleness refers to a state of inactivity, laziness, or doing nothing.
- Synonym
- Faulheit, Trägheit
- German example
- Nach der anstrengenden Woche genoss er den Müßiggang am Strand.
- English example
- After the exhausting week, he enjoyed the idleness on the beach.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Müßiggang
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Lotterleben
Life of ease and pleasure, dissolute life
Example sentences with “Müßiggang”
Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang. (Idleness is the root of all evil.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Müßiggang common?
It is a bit literary/old-fashioned. Masculine (der).