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- Dictionaryidle/ˈʌɪdl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) avoiding work; lazy: "idle students" Similar Opposite
- 2. without purpose or effect; pointless: "he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. spend time doing nothing: "four men were idling outside the shop" Similar
- 2. (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear: "Nadine kept the engine idling" Similar
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IDLE definition: 1. not working or being used: 2. An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work…. Learn more.
Jul 10, 2012 · 1. : not occupied or employed: such as. a. : having no employment : inactive. idle workers. b. : not turned to normal or appropriate use. idle farmland. c. : not scheduled to compete. the team will be idle tomorrow. 2. : lacking worth or basis : vain. idle chatter. idle pleasure. 3. a. : shiftless, lazy. b.
Something idle is not active. If your car is idling, it's running but not moving. If someone calls you idle, it either means they think you don't have enough to do or that you're just plain lazy.
1. To pass time without being engaged in purposeful activity: "The girls idled all day long, sending their tinkling laughter flowing up and down the street" (Alai). 2. To move slowly or without purpose: "I drove past the workshop ... I idled along the driveway past the pole fence ... to Tyhee Road" (Tom Spanbauer). 3.
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: pleasantly idle on a vacation; to be idle because one is unemployed or because supplies are lacking.
IDLE meaning: 1 : not working, active, or being used; 2 : not having any real purpose or value
Adjective. 1. † Empty, vacant; void (of). Obsolete. Expand. 2. Of actions, feelings, thoughts, words, etc.: Void of any… Expand. 3. Of things: Serving no useful purpose, useless. Expand. 4. Of persons: Not engaged in work, doing nothing, unemployed… Expand. 5. Of things: Inactive, unoccupied, not moving or in operation. 6.
Definition of idle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
idle adjective. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling. "the car engine was running at idle". idle adjective. not in action or at work. "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind". baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild adjective.
idle: Of machinery, doing no direct work; merely changing the direction of motion: as, an idle gear; also, running merely to carry transmission-elements: as, an idle pulley (which see).
