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idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

not having a job

Type	Words
Synonyms	jobless, out of work
Derivation	idleness

idle carpenters.

idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

not in active use

Type	Words
Synonyms	unused
Derivation	idleness

the machinery sat idle during the strike.

idle hands.

idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

without a basis in reason or fact

Type	Words
Synonyms	baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
Derivation	idleness

idle fears.

idle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

Type	Words
Synonyms	laze, slug, stagnate
Has types	lie around, arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, daydream, frig around, fuck off, lie about, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, moon, moon around, moon on, ride the bench, warm the bench, waste one's time
Derivation	idler, idling

idle::verb | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

run disconnected or idle

Type	Words
Synonyms	tick over

idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

silly or trivial

Type	Words
Synonyms	light

idle pleasure.

light idle chatter.

idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

Type	Words
Synonyms	loose

idle talk.

idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

not yielding a return

Type	Words
Synonyms	dead

idle funds.

idle::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

not in action or at work

Type	Words
Derivation	idleness

an idle laborer.

idle drifters.

the idle rich.

an idle mind.

idle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

idle

/'aɪdəl/

the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

Type	Words
Type of	operation

the car engine was running at idle.