IDLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • run disconnected or idle
   Synonym(s)
   • tick over (what does tick over mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the engine is idling
   Antonym(s)
   • run (what does run mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be idle
   • exist in a changeless situation
   Synonym(s)
   • laze (what does laze mean?)
   • slug (what does slug mean?)
   • stagnate (what does stagnate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
   • He slugged in bed all morning
   Antonym(s)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • moon (what does moon mean?)
   • moon around (what does moon around mean?)
   • moon on (what does moon on mean?)
   • ride the bench (what does ride the bench mean?)
   • warm the bench (what does warm the bench mean?)
   • daydream (what does daydream mean?)
   • moon (what does moon mean?)
   • bum (what does bum mean?)
   • bum around (what does bum around mean?)
   • bum about (what does bum about mean?)
   • arse around (what does arse around mean?)
   • arse about (what does arse about mean?)
   • fuck off (what does fuck off mean?)
   • loaf (what does loaf mean?)
   • frig around (what does frig around mean?)
   • waste one’s time (what does waste one’s time mean?)
   • lounge around (what does lounge around mean?)
   • loll (what does loll mean?)
   • loll around (what does loll around mean?)
   • lounge about (what does lounge about mean?)
   • lie about (what does lie about mean?)
   • lie around (what does lie around mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stagnation (what does stagnation mean?)
   • stagnancy (what does stagnancy mean?)
   • doldrums (what does doldrums mean?)
   • stagnation (what does stagnation mean?)
   • stagnancy (what does stagnancy mean?)
   • doldrums (what does doldrums mean?)
   • sluggard (what does sluggard mean?)
   • slug (what does slug mean?)
   • sluggard (what does sluggard mean?)
   • slug (what does slug mean?)
   • idler (what does idler mean?)
   • loafer (what does loafer mean?)
   • do-nothing (what does do-nothing mean?)
   • layabout (what does layabout mean?)
   • bum (what does bum mean?)
   • idleness (what does idleness mean?)
   • idling (what does idling mean?)
   • loafing (what does loafing mean?)

IDLE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not in active use
   Synonym(s)
   • unused (what does unused mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the machinery sat idle during the strike
   • idle hands
   Similar To
   • inactive (what does inactive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not in action or at work
   Usage Example(s)
   • an idle laborer
   • idle drifters
   • the idle rich
   • an idle mind
   Antonym(s)
   • busy (what does busy mean?)
   Similar To
   • bone-idle (what does bone-idle mean?)
   • bone-lazy (what does bone-lazy mean?)
   • faineant (what does faineant mean?)
   • indolent (what does indolent mean?)
   • lazy (what does lazy mean?)
   • otiose (what does otiose mean?)
   • slothful (what does slothful mean?)
   • work-shy (what does work-shy mean?)
   • lackadaisical (what does lackadaisical mean?)
   • leisured (what does leisured mean?)
   • unengaged (what does unengaged mean?)
   See Also
   • ineffective (what does ineffective mean?)
   • uneffective (what does uneffective mean?)
   • ineffectual (what does ineffectual mean?)
   • unemployed (what does unemployed mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not having a job
   Synonym(s)
   • jobless (what does jobless mean?)
   • out of work (what does out of work mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • idle carpenters
   • jobless transients
   • many people in the area were out of work
   Similar To
   • unemployed (what does unemployed mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not yielding a return
   Synonym(s)
   • dead (what does dead mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dead capital
   • idle funds
   Similar To
   • unprofitable (what does unprofitable mean?)
5. Meaning
   • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
   Synonym(s)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • idle talk
   • a loose tongue
   Similar To
   • irresponsible (what does irresponsible mean?)
6. Meaning
   • silly or trivial
   Synonym(s)
   • light (what does light mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • idle pleasure
   • light banter
   • light idle chatter
   Similar To
   • frivolous (what does frivolous mean?)
7. Meaning
   • without a basis in reason or fact
   Synonym(s)
   • baseless (what does baseless mean?)
   • groundless (what does groundless mean?)
   • unfounded (what does unfounded mean?)
   • unwarranted (what does unwarranted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • baseless gossip
   • the allegations proved groundless
   • idle fears
   • unfounded suspicions
   • unwarranted jealousy
   Similar To
   • unsupported (what does unsupported mean?)