idle
/ˈaɪdəl/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- not in action or at work
“an idle laborer” - without a basis in reason or fact
“baseless gossip” - not in active use
“the machinery sat idle during the strike” - silly or trivial
“idle pleasure” - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
“idle talk” - not yielding a return
“dead capital” - not having a job
“idle carpenters”
verb
- run disconnected or idle
“the engine is idling” - be idle; exist in a changeless situation
“The old man sat and stagnated on his porch”
noun
- the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
“the car engine was running at idle”
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