1. Adjective form
Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
2. Adjective form
Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
3. Adjective form
Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
4. Adjective form
Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
5. Adjective form
Light-headed; foolish.
6. Verb
To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
7. Verb
To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.
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