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The meaning of the word "Idle" in English


Idle superl. : Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

Idle superl. : Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.

Idle superl. : Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.

Idle superl. : Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.

Idle superl. : Light-headed; foolish.

Idle v. i. : To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.

Idle v. t. : To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

Example:
How much does Idle control valve affect Idle? I put new one and still Idles rough.

Taxonomy
doing nothing, free encyclopedia, In Praise of Idleness, the virtues, dependent, cultural norms, search, lack of motion, energy, describing a person, John Smith, idle person, relative importance, idly, passing, application, tickover, objective statement.

Defination from the web:
idle, it is an objective statement regarding its current state. ... Such a view is reflected in the proverb "an idle mind is the devil's workshop" ... The state of being idle is sometimes even celebrated with a few books on the subject of Idleness. ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) baseless
  (adjective) groundless
  (adjective) unfounded
  (adjective) unwarranted
  (adjective) wild
  (adjective) unused
  (adjective) light
  (adjective) loose
  (adjective) dead
  (adjective) jobless
  (adjective) out of work
  (noun) operation
  (verb) tick over
  (verb) laze
  (verb) slug
  (verb) stagnate
antonyms
  (adjective) busy
  (verb) run
  (verb) work
related terms
  (adjective) ineffective
  (adjective) ineffectual
  (adjective) uneffective
  (adjective) unemployed
similar terms
  (adjective) bone-idle
  (adjective) bone-lazy
  (adjective) faineant
  (adjective) frivolous
  (adjective) inactive
  (adjective) indolent
  (adjective) irresponsible
  (adjective) lackadaisical
  (adjective) lazy
  (adjective) leisured
  (adjective) otiose
  (adjective) slothful
  (adjective) unemployed
  (adjective) unengaged
  (adjective) unprofitable
  (adjective) unsupported
  (adjective) work-shy


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