English to English
idle
('/aI/d/-/l
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adjective (a)
- not in action or at work(adj.all)Example:
An idle laborer.
Idle drifters.
The idle rich.
An idle mind.
source: wordnet30 - Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling(noun.state)Example:
The car engine was running at idle.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- without a basis in reason or fact(adj.all)Example:
Idle fears.
source: wordnet30 - not in active use(adj.all)Example:
The machinery sat idle during the strike.
Idle hands.
source: wordnet30 - silly or trivial(adj.all)Example:
Idle pleasure.
Light idle chatter.
source: wordnet30 - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility(adj.all)Example:
Idle talk.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.(verb)source: webster1913
- To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.(verb)source: webster1913