idle (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def not in action or at work
examples an idle laborer
idle drifters
the idle rich
an idle mind
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Also see ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual; unemployed
Derivationally related form idle → idleness
Antonym idle → busy
Similar to bone-idle, bone-lazy; faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy; lackadaisical; leisured; unengaged
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Antonym busy → idle
Similar to bone-idle, bone-lazy; faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy; lackadaisical; leisured; unengaged
Also see ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual; unemployed
Derived from adjective idly → idle
Derivationally related form idleness → idle

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