Idle — synonyms, idle antonyms, definition

1. idle (a)

abortive blunted dismissed dormant dull empty extravagant fallow foolish fruitless futile good-for-nothing immature inactive indolent ineffective ineffectual inert insignificant irrational • • •

2. idle (Verb)

be unoccupied bum dally dawdle delay discard dismantle disuse fool fritter away give up jest joke languish laze linger loaf loiter loll lounge • • • run work

idle (Verb) — Run disconnected or idle. ex. "the engine is idling"

idle (Verb) — Be idle; exist in a changeless situation. ex. "He idled in bed all morning"

arse about arse around bum bum about bum around daydream frig around fuck off lie about lie around loaf loll loll around lounge about lounge around moon moon around moon on ride the bench slob • • •

3. idle (Adjective)

baseless dead groundless jobless light loose unfounded unwarranted wild busy

idle (Adjective) — Not in action or at work. ex. "an idle labourer" ex. "idle drifters" ex. "the idle rich" ex. "an idle mind"

idle (Adjective) — Without a basis in reason or fact. ex. "idle fears"

idle (Adjective) — Not in active use. ex. "idle hands" ex. "the machinery sat idle during the strike"

idle (Adjective) — Silly or trivial. ex. "idle pleasure" ex. "light idle chatter"

idle (Adjective) — Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility. ex. "idle talk"

idle (Adjective) — Not yielding a return. ex. "idle funds"

idle (Adjective) — Not having a job. ex. "idle carpenters"

4. idle (Noun)

idle (Noun) — The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling. ex. "the car engine was running at idle"

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