idleness vs loafing

idleness and loafing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idleness	Yes	No	No	No
loafing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, idleness and loafing are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of idleness include idling.

idleness (noun)	loafing (noun)
having no employment	having no employment
the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
the quality of lacking substance or value