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idle

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1. idle - Noun

2. idle - Adjective

3. idle - Verb

5. idle - Adjective Satellite

6. Idle - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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

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

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

Light-headed; foolish.

To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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