Idle

Word IDLE
Character 4
Hyphenation i dle
Pronunciations /ˈaɪd(ə)l/

Definitions and meanings of "Idle"

What do we mean by idle?

An idle animation.

An idle game.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Idle

The word "idle" in example sentences

He is free to believe in his own beliefs which, according to Tusar, do not include the Vedic myths or what he calls the idle intellectual approximations of the Avatar. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2009)

The marquis privately reproved his daughters, for what he termed the idle fancies of a weak mind; and desired them no more to disturb the peace of the castle with the subject of their late fears. ❋ Unknown (2004)

His wife often admonished him of the danger of tampering with the deadly vice of intemperance; but he only laughed at what he termed her idle fears. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

His wife often admonished him of the danger of tampering with the deadly vice of intemperance, but he only laughed at what he termed her idle fears. ❋ Harriet S. Caswell (N/A)

'Why, my uncle told me he would not have me getting into what he calls idle company. ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)

He is vexed at what he calls my idle ways, and waste of time: as if I need plod on, like a city clerk, six days a week and no holidays! ❋ Henry Wood (1850)

Maybe we all need to start understanding that, any time we tie up someone's time in idle chat, we are wasting the single most valuable resource they will ever possess - their time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That said, I also find that Mexicans (and also Central Americans) are very readily sociable and willing (even eager) to engage in idle conversation while sitting around on park benches or whatnot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nor did the Indian girl faint or raise her voice in idle wailing, as might many of her white sisters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Each day my gun and fire extinguisher both sit idle is another great day. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Caliban who has pondered Setebos, and who acts as you act, in idle moments, by whim and fancy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All four cycles (intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust) are completed simultaneously and the need to idle is eliminated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Čapek, on the other hand, even eliminated planning of future activities from his idleness: To be idle is not even to rest. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

His complexion like his friend's is remarkably dark, and he stoops considerably, which is supposed to proceed from intense study; for, as the said gentleman never wastes his time in idle conversation, it is universally believed that he must know a great deal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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