idle
Meanings
- the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling;
- "the car engine was running at idle"
- run disconnected or idle;
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation;
- not in action or at work;
- "an idle laborer"
- "idle drifters"
- "the idle rich"
- "an idle mind"
- without a basis in reason or fact;
- "idle fears"
- not in active use;
- "the machinery sat idle during the strike"
- "idle hands"
- silly or trivial;
- "idle pleasure"
- "light idle chatter"
- lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
- "idle talk"
- not yielding a return;
- "idle funds"
- not having a job;
- "idle carpenters"
- IDLE adj IDLER, IDLEST inactive
- IDLE v IDLED, IDLING, IDLES to pass time idly
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 5
idle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordidle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
idle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
idle is a valid Words With Friends word