idle

Meanings

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
  • "the car engine was running at idle"
• run disconnected or idle
• be idle; exist in a changeless situation
• not in action or at work
  • "an idle laborer"
  • "idle drifters"
  • "the idle rich"
  • "an idle mind"
• without a basis in reason or fact
  • "idle fears"
• not in active use
  • "the machinery sat idle during the strike"
  • "idle hands"
• silly or trivial
  • "idle pleasure"
  • "light idle chatter"
• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
  • "idle talk"
• not yielding a return
  • "idle funds"
• not having a job
  • "idle carpenters"

Synonyms

baseless, dead, groundless, jobless, laze, light, loose, out of work, slug, stagnate, tick over, unfounded, unused, unwarranted, wild