dronishness

dronishness

English

Etymology

dronish +‎ -ness

Noun

dronishness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being dronish.
   • 1876, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening (volume 30, page 102)

     They are clumsy unmannerly creatures, and quite incapable of culture or improvement. Their great characteristic is laziness — dronishness in early life and dronishness to the end. They have no inclination for a life of activity and usefulness […]