idle, adj.
freq. cnt. 6
freq. cnt. 6
not in action or at work
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
idle
sample sentences
"an idle laborer""idle drifters"
"the idle rich"
"an idle mind"
semantic pointers
also see
similar to
not in active use
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
idle unused
sample sentences
"the machinery sat idle during the strike""idle hands"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
without a basis in reason or fact
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
baseless groundless idle unfounded unwarranted wild
sample sentences
"baseless gossip""the allegations proved groundless"
"idle fears"
"unfounded suspicions"
"unwarranted jealousy"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not having a job
<adj.all>
idle jobless out of work
sample sentences
"idle carpenters""jobless transients"
"many people in the area were out of work"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not yielding a return
<adj.all>
dead idle
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
<adj.all>
idle loose
sample sentences
"idle talk""a loose tongue"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
silly or trivial
<adj.all>
idle light