idle
adj.
lazy; vain, futile; unoccupied, unemployed; groundless, without foundation; worthless, unimportant
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
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