Analysis Complete

idle

/ idle /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
run disconnected or idle
"the engine is idling"
Opposites:
run
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"
Opposites:
work
Kinds of:
moon moon around moon on ride the bench warm the bench
Derived:
stagnation stagnancy doldrums sluggard slug
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
adjective satellite Sense 3
not in active use
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"
"idle hands"
Similar:
inactive
adjective Sense 4
not in action or at work
"an idle laborer"
"idle drifters"
"the idle rich"
"an idle mind"
Similar:
bone-idle bone-lazy faineant indolent lazy otiose slothful work-shy
Opposites:
busy
See also:
ineffective uneffective ineffectual unemployed
adjective satellite Sense 5
not having a job
"idle carpenters"
"jobless transients"
"many people in the area were out of work"
Similar:
unemployed
adjective satellite Sense 6
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"
"a loose tongue"
Similar:
irresponsible
adjective satellite Sense 7
silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"
"light banter"
"light idle chatter"
Similar:
frivolous
adjective satellite Sense 8
not yielding a return
"dead capital"
"idle funds"
Similar:
unprofitable
adjective satellite Sense 9
without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"
"the allegations proved groundless"
"idle fears"
"unfounded suspicions"
"unwarranted jealousy"
Similar:
unsupported
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
14
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

run moon moon around moon on ride the bench warm the bench work inactive bone-idle bone-lazy faineant indolent