SHIFTLESSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does shiftlessness mean? • SHIFTLESSNESS (noun)
The noun SHIFTLESSNESS has 1 sense:
1. a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
Familiarity information: SHIFTLESSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHIFTLESSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
A failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shiftlessness" is a kind of...):
indolence; laziness (inactivity resulting from a dislike of work)
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