Found 2 items, similar to shiftlessness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: shiftlessness shiftlessness n : a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
English → English (gcide) Definition: Shiftlessness Shiftless \Shift"less\, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management. -- Shift"less*ly, adv. -- Shift"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]