idle
adj.
lazy; vain, futile; unoccupied, unemployed; groundless, without foundation; worthless, unimportant
v.
loaf, lounge, do nothing, laze around; waste time; operate at minimum speed (of an engine or machine)
Idle
IDLE (Python)
IDLE is an Integrated DeveLopment Environment for
python, which is bundled in each release of the programming tool since 2.3. It is completely written in python and the
Tkinter GUI toolkit (
wrapper functions for
Tcl/
Tk).According to the included README, its main features are:Multi-window text editor with
syntax highlighting, autocompletion, smart indent and other.Python shell with syntax highlighting.Integrated debugger with stepping, persistent breakpoints, and call stack visibility.
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idle
Verb
1. run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
(synonym) tick over
(antonym) run
2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
(synonym) laze, slug, stagnate
(antonym) work
(hyponym) moon, moon around, moon on
(derivation) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
Adjective
1. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
(antonym) busy
(similar) bone-idle, bone-lazy
(see-also) ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual
2. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
(synonym) baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted
(similar) unsupported
3. not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
(synonym) unused
(similar) inactive
4. silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
(synonym) light
(similar) frivolous
5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
(synonym) loose
(similar) irresponsible
6. not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
(synonym) dead
(similar) unprofitable
7. not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
(synonym) jobless, out of work
(similar) unemployed
Idle
(v. t.)
To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.
(v. i.)
To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
(superl.)
Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
(superl.)
Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
(superl.)
Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
(superl.)
Light-headed; foolish.
(superl.)
Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Idle
If you dream of being idle, you will fail to accomplish your designs.
To see your friends in idleness, you will hear of some trouble affecting them.
For a young woman to dream that she is leading an idle existence, she will fall into bad habits, and is likely to marry a shiftless man.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project