IDLE


Meaning of IDLE in English

superl light-headed; foolish.

2. idle ·vi to lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.

3. idle ·superl of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

4. idle ·superl not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.

5. idle ·superl given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.

6. idle ·superl not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.

7. idle ·vt to spend in idleness; to waste; to consume;

— often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

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