Associations to the word «Idled»
Noun
- Odd
- Engine
- Seville
- Chatter
- Idleness
- Throttle
- Monty
- Vagabond
- Python
- Curiosity
- Pastime
- Gossip
- Fancy
- Imagining
- Hands
- Cpu
- Speculation
- Ignorant
- Boast
- Conceit
- Flattery
- Mischief
- Conserve
- Eric
- Clutch
- Jest
- Dreamer
- Vanity
- Reverie
- Amusement
- Chivalry
- Rpm
- Rutland
- Empty
- Whim
- Pomp
- Musing
- Toil
- Indulgence
- Driver
- Week
- Superstition
- Beggar
- Folly
- Meantime
- Chat
- Apprentice
- Rumour
- Leisure
- Conjecture
- Vehicle
- Queue
- Lynne
- Chapman
- Luxury
- Rogue
- Sancho
- Loom
- Ignition
- Falsehood
- Schoolmaster
- Naught
- Lying
Adjective
Wiktionary
IDLE, adjective. (obsolete) Empty, vacant.
IDLE, adjective. Not turned to appropriate use; not occupied.
IDLE, adjective. Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing.
IDLE, adjective. Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
IDLE, adjective. Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
IDLE, adjective. (obsolete) Light-headed; foolish.
IDLE, verb. (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
IDLE, verb. (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
IDLE, verb. (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
Dictionary definition
IDLE, noun. The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle".
IDLE, verb. Run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling".
IDLE, verb. Be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning".
IDLE, adjective. Not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind".
IDLE, adjective. Without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy".
IDLE, adjective. Not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands".
IDLE, adjective. Silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter".
IDLE, adjective. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue".
IDLE, adjective. Not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds".
IDLE, adjective. Not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.