Meaning of "idle" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of idle

1. (v) run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"

2. (v) be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

3. (adj.sat.) not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"

4. (adj) not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"

5. (adj.sat.) not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"

6. (adj.sat.) not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"

7. (adj.sat.) lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"

8. (adj.sat.) silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"

9. (adj.sat.) without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"

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