Definition of idle

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Idle (superl.) Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Crownpiece :: Crownpiece (n.) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle..
Woolgathering :: Woolgathering (a.) Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
Nuzzle :: Nuzzle (v. t.) To loiter; to idle.
Sluggish :: Sluggish (a.) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man..
Loiterer :: Loiterer (n.) One who loiters; an idler.
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man..
Workhouse :: Workhouse (n.) A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment..
Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse..
Lollop :: Lollop (v. i.) To move heavily; to lounge or idle; to loll.
Idler :: Idler (n.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch..
Player :: Player (n.) One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler..
Branks :: Branks (n.) A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
Beard :: Beard (n.) That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle..
Tattler :: Tattler (n.) One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
Dream :: Dream (n.) A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth..
Fume :: Fume (n.) Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination..
Lazzaroni :: Lazzaroni (n. pl.) The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge..
Lorette :: Lorette (n.) In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris, near which many of them resided..
Tidley :: Tidley (n.) The wren.
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