IDLE


Meaning of IDLE in English

I. adjective

1.

Synonyms: vain 1, empty, hollow, nugatory, otiose

2.

Synonyms: vacant 4, unused

3.

Synonyms: inactive , asleep, inert, passive, quiet, sleepy

Antonyms: busy

II. verb

to spend time in idleness

people idling in the park

Synonyms: ||brogue, bum, dawdle, diddle, diddle-daddle, drone, goldbrick, ||goof (off), ||lallygag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge

Related Word: relax, repose, rest; amble, linger, mooch, mosey, saunter, stroll, tarry; hang around, sit around, sit back, sit by

Idioms: dog it, kill time, lie around, mark time

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