Synonym: at leisure, futile, groundless, inactive, lazy, unfounded, unoccupied, unwarranted, useless, vain, worthless. Antonym: diligent, industrious. Similar words: sidle, rapidly, timidly, lucidly, languidly, handle, addle, middle. Meaning: ['aɪdl] n. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling. v. 1. run disconnected or idle 2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation. adj. 1. not in action or at work 2. without a basis in reason or fact 3. not in active use 4. silly or trivial 5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility 6. not yielding a return 7. not having a job.
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2. Idle young, needy age [old].
3. Idle folks have most labour.
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8. Idle folks lack no excuses.
14. Idle young, needy old.
16. Half these factories now stand idle.
17. She's a great one for idle gossip .
18. Many people were idle during the depression.
19. Men are left idle when machines break down.
20. Don't idle away your time.
21. It was just an idle threat .
22. I don't know why I asked—just idle curiosity.
23. He did not idle away his entire vacation.
24. It's foolish to idle away one's precious time.
25. I can't afford to be idle.
26. Time is life and when the idle man kills time,he kills himself.
27. Idle such as vinegar, can soften the spirit of the calcareous; diligent like alcohol, can burn the flame of wisdom.
28. She never lifts a finger to help. She's bone idle.
29. To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
30. Death, old age, are words without a meaning, that pass by us like the idle air which we regard not. Others may have undergone, or may still be liable to them--we "bear a charmed life", which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. As in setting out on delightful journey, we strain our eager gaze forward.
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