idle
/ˈaɪdəl/
निष्क्रिय
noun
1. idle
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
"the car engine was running at idle"
verb
1. tick over
run disconnected or idle
"the engine is idling"
2. laze, slug, stagnate
be idle
exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"
adjective
1. idle
not in action or at work
"an idle laborer"
"idle drifters"
"the idle rich"
"an idle mind"
2. baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"
"the allegations proved groundless"
"idle fears"
"unfounded suspicions"
"unwarranted jealousy"
3. unused
not in active use
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"
"idle hands"
4. light
silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"
"light banter"
"light idle chatter"
5. loose
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
"idle talk"
"a loose tongue"
6. dead
not yielding a return
"dead capital"
"idle funds"
7. jobless, out of work
not having a job
"idle carpenters"
"jobless transients"
"many people in the area were out of work"
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