IDLE

I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless Date: before 12th century lacking worth or basis ; vain , not occupied or employed: as, having no employment ; inactive , not turned to normal or appropriate use , not scheduled to compete , 3. shiftless , lazy , having no evident lawful means of support, see: vain ~ness noun idly adverb II. verb (~d; idling) Date: 1592 intransitive verb 1. to spend time in ~ness, to move idly, to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work , transitive verb to pass in ~ness, to make ~ , to cause to ~, ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~