Details of word IDLE

Definition of idle

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

Word "idle" contains 4 letters : D E I L

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