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Meaning
Adj
●
Empty, vacant.
●
Not being used
appropriately
; not
occupied
; (of time) with no, no important,
or not
much activity.
●
Not
engaged
in any
occupation
or
employment
;
unemployed
;
inactive
;
doing nothing
in particular.
●
Averse to work,
labor
or
employment
;
lazy
; slothful.
●
Of no
importance
;
useless
;
worthless
;
vain
;
trifling
;
thoughtless
; silly.
●
Light-headed; foolish.
Verb
●
To
spend
in
idleness
; to
waste
; to consume.
●
To
lose
or
spend time
doing nothing
, or without being
employed
in business.
●
Of an
engine
: to
run at
a
slow
speed
, or
out of gear
; to
tick
over.
Noun
●
The state of
idling
, of being idle.
●
In Mechanical engineering:
The
lowest
selectable
thrust
or power
setting
of an engine.
●
In Gaming:
An
idle
animation.
●
In Gaming:
An
idle
game.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
suburb
in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS
grid
ref
SE1737).
●
A
river
, the River Idle in Nottinghamshire, England, which
flows
into the River Trent.
●
Initialism of Integrated DeveLopment Environment.
●
Initialism of Integrated Development and Learning Environment.
●
Acronym of
indolent
lesion
of
epithelial
origin.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
idle
English
idel
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Pointless
Loiter
Bludge
Lazy
Laze
Futile
Inactive
Loaf
Indolent
Passive
Idle Game
Incremental Game
Related
Empty
Standby
Underclocked
Stationary
Unemployed
Unused
Hibernate
Unproductive
Quiet
Useless
Sluggish
Silent
Vacant
Slow
Overheat
Noisy
Jobless
Unoccupied
Revs
Underload
Shutdown
Dormant
Sedentary
Motionless
Stagnant
Dry
Inoperable
Dead
Underutilized
Waiting
Reset
Absent
Overheating
Obsolete
Run
Pause
Redline
Disabled
Abandoned
Inefficient
Recharge
Asleep
Pedal
Full Throttle
Sleep Mode
Rev Up
Cool Down
Freeze Up
Power Down
More
Rhymes
Idle
Idol
Nidal
Idyll
Bridle
Seidel
Suicidal
Homicidal
Pesticidal
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