The difference between Idleness and Inertia

When used as nouns, idleness means the state of being idle, whereas inertia means the property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion.

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  1. Idleness as a noun:

    The state of being idle; inactivity.

  2. Idleness as a noun:

    The state of being indolent; indolence.

  3. Idleness as a noun:

    Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.

  1. Inertia as a noun (physics, uncountable, or, countable):

    The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.

  2. Inertia as a noun (figuratively):

    In a person, unwillingness to take action.

  3. Inertia as a noun (medicine):

    Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

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