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Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. Massinger.

NEGLECT
disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. neing, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + -que, a particle akin to Goth. -h, -uh, and prob. to E. who; cf. Goth. nih nor) + L. legere to pick up, 1. Not to attend to with due care or attention;
NEGLECTION
The state of being negligent; negligence. Shak.
INDOLENCE
1. Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough. 2. The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding
NEGLECTFUL
Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. Pope. A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke. Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely neglectful of it. Arbuthnot. -- Neg*lect"ful*ly,
NEGLECTEDNESS
The state of being neglected.
NEGLECTER
One who neglects. South.
NEGLECTINGLY
Carelessly; heedlessly. Shak.
IDLENESS
The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality; inactivity; laziness. Syn. -- Inaction; indolence; sluggishness; sloth.
NEGLECTIVE
Neglectful. "Neglective of their own children." Fuller.
SELF-NEGLECTING
A neglecting of one's self, or of one's own interests. Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin As self-neglecting. Shak.