idle

1. Not in action or at work (synset 300295041)
   "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
   also:

   • ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect
   • unemployed - not engaged in a gainful occupation
   similar to:

   • bone-idle, bone-lazy - constitutionally lazy or idle
   • faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy - disinclined to work or exertion
   • lackadaisical - idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
   • leisured - free from duties or responsibilities
   • unengaged - not busy or occupied; free
2. Without a basis in reason or fact (synset 302361767)
   "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
   similar to: unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid
   same as: baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
3. Not in active use (synset 300037301)
   "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
   similar to: inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused
   same as: unused
4. Silly or trivial (synset 302128704)
   "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
   similar to: frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior
   same as: light
5. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility (synset 302005935)
   "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
   similar to: irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences
   same as: loose
6. Not yielding a return (synset 301878233)
   "dead capital"; "idle funds"
   similar to: unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain
   same as: dead
7. Not having a job (synset 300868194)
   "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
   similar to: unemployed - not engaged in a gainful occupation
   same as: jobless, out of work

1. The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling (synset 114033089)
   "the car engine was running at idle"
   is a type of: operation - the state of being in effect or being operative

1. Run disconnected or idle (synset 201529271)
   "the engine is idling"
   same as: tick over
2. Be idle;
   Exist in a changeless situation (synset 202422604)
   "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
   subtypes:

   • moon, moon around, moon on - be idle in a listless or dreamy way
   • ride the bench, warm the bench - be out of the game
   • daydream, moon - have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
   • arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time - be lazy or idle
   • lie about, lie around - hang around idly
   same as: laze, slug, stagnate

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