meaning of idle
1. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
2. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
3. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
4. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
5. Light-headed; foolish.
6. To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
7. To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.
8. run disconnected or idle; "the engine is
">idling"
Related Words
idle | idle pulley | idle talk | idle wheel | idle words | idle-headed | idle-pated | idled | idleness | idler | idler pulley | idless | idlesse |
