Definition of idle

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Idle (superl.) Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow..

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Truant :: Truant (v. i.) To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant..
Toy :: Toy (v. t.) A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.
Pratingly :: Pratingly (adv.) With idle talk; with loquacity.
Smoke :: Smoke (n.) Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk..
Gabber :: Gabber (n.) One addicted to idle talk.
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer..
Trapes :: Trapes (n.) A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman..
Project :: Project (n.) An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given to projects..
Stirrup :: Stirrup (v. i.) Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See Bridle iron..
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A mooring hawser.
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man..
Unfounded :: Unfounded (a.) Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations..
Chatter :: Chatter (n.) Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle..
Tattling :: Tattling (a.) Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.
Dawdler :: Dawdler (n.) One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler.
Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..
Headstall :: Headstall (n.) That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.
Vagrant :: Vagrant (n.) One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.
Indiligent :: Indiligent (a.) Not diligent; idle; slothful.
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