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1. not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: Example: idle workers.
Supp. Note: syn . sluggish. Idle, indolent, lazy, slothful apply to a person who is not active. To be idle is to be inactive or not working at a job. The word is sometimes derogatory, but not always, since one may be relaxing temporarily or may be idle through necessity: Example: pleasantly idle on a vacation; to be idle because one is unemployed or because supplies are lacking.The indolent person is naturally disposed to avoid exertion: Example: indolent and slow in movement; an indolent and contented fisherman.The lazy person is averse to exertion or work, and esp. to continued application; the word is usually derogatory: Example: too lazy to earn a living; incurably lazy.Slothful denotes a reprehensible unwillingness to carry one''s share of the burden: Example: so slothful as to be a burden on others.ant . busy, industrious.
2. not spent or filled with activity: Example: idle hours.
3. not in use or operation; not kept busy: Example: idle machinery.
4. habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; lazy.
5. of no real worth, importance, or significance: Example: idle talk.
6. having no basis or reason; baseless; groundless: Example: idle fears.
7. frivolous; vain: Example: idle pleasures.
8. meaningless; senseless: Example: idle threats.
9. futile; unavailing: Example: idle rage.
10. to pass time doing nothing.
11. to move, loiter, or saunter aimlessly: Example: to idle along the avenue.
12. (of a machine, engine, or mechanism) to operate at a low speed, disengaged from the load.
13. to pass (time) doing nothing (often fol. by away): Example: to idle away the afternoon.
14. to cause (a person) to be idle: Example: The strike idled many workers.
15. to cause (a machine, engine, or mechanism) to idle: Example: I waited in the car while idling the engine.
16. the state or quality of being idle.
17. the state of a machine, engine, or mechanism that is idling: Example: a cold engine that stalls at idle.