Thesaurus: idle

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1. superl. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
2. superl. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.
3. superl. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.
4. superl. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
5. superl. Light-headed; foolish.
6. v. i. To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
7. v. t. To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.
8. adj. not in action or at work
9. adj. without a basis in reason or fact
10. adj. not in active use
11. adj. silly or trivial
12. adj. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility