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Müßiggang: idleness or leisure — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryMüßiggang

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel C2

Müßiggang

idleness or leisure

The deliberate enjoyment of time without productive obligations or work.

IPA/ˈmyːsɪçɡaŋ/

The first syllable Mü is prominent; ü is long.

Meaning 1formal · 86%

The deliberate enjoyment of time without productive obligations or work.

Nach der anstrengenden Saison gönnte sie sich eine Woche Müßiggang am See.

Der Essay verteidigt den Müßiggang als Voraussetzung für schöpferische Gedanken.

Seine Eltern warfen ihm Müßiggang vor, obwohl er an einem Roman schrieb.

Unlike Arbeitslosigkeit, Müßiggang describes a way of spending time, not labour-market status.

— give oneself over to idleness

sich dem Müßiggang hingeben

The same Müßiggang can sound refreshing in travel writing and reproachful in a dispute.

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What is the central idea of Müßiggang?

Masculine abstract noun; normally without a plural; distinguished from involuntary unemployment.