idle

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

2. 2superlative

   Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.

3. 3superlative

   Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.

4. 4superlative

   Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.

5. 5superlative

   Light-headed; foolish.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.

7. 7transitive verb

   To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

8. 8noun

   the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

   "the car engine was running at idle"

9. 9verb

   run disconnected or idle

   "the engine is idling"

10. 10verb

    be idle; exist in a changeless situation

    "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"

    "He slugged in bed all morning"

    Synonyms

    lazeslugstagnate
11. 11adjective

    not in active use

    "the machinery sat idle during the strike"

    "idle hands"

    Synonyms

    unused
12. 12adjective

    not in action or at work

    "an idle laborer"

    "idle drifters"

13. 13adjective

    not having a job

    "idle carpenters"

    "jobless transients"

    Synonyms

    jobless
14. 14adjective

    not yielding a return

    "dead capital"

    "idle funds"

    Synonyms

    dead
15. 15adjective

    lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

    "idle talk"

    "a loose tongue"

    Synonyms

    loose
16. 16adjective

    silly or trivial

    "idle pleasure"

    "light banter"

    Synonyms

    light
17. 17adjective

    without a basis in reason or fact

    "baseless gossip"

    "the allegations proved groundless"

    Synonyms

    baselessgroundlessunfoundedunwarrantedwild