ˈbeɪsləs dɛd ˈaɪd(ə)l ˈaɪd(ə)l ˈaɪd(ə)l luːs

ˈstæɡneɪt ʌnˈjuːzd ʌnˈjuzd not in active use the machinery sat idle during the strike idle hands not in action or at work an idle laborer idle drifters the idle rich an idle mind not having a job idle carpenters jobless transients many people in the area were out of work run disconnected or idle the engine is idling not yielding a return dead capital idle funds lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility idle talk a loose tongue silly or trivial idle pleasure light banter light idle chatter without a basis in reason or fact baseless gossip the allegations proved groundless idle fears unfounded suspicions unwarranted jealousy be idle; exist in a changeless situation The old man sat and stagnated on his porch He slugged in bed all morning the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling the car engine was running at idle