Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb idle
1 of 2 senses of idle
Sense 2
idle, laze, slug, stagnate
=> moon, moon around moon on
=> ride the bench, warm the bench
=> daydream, moon
=> bum around bum about arse around arse about fuck off loaf, frig around waste one's time, lounge around loll, loll around lounge about
=> lie about lie around
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb idle
1 of 2 senses of idle
Sense 2
idle, laze, slug, stagnate
=> moon, moon around moon on
=> ride the bench, warm the bench
=> daydream, moon
=> bum around bum about arse around arse about fuck off loaf, frig around waste one's time, lounge around loll, loll around lounge about
=> lie about lie around
Entailment of verb idle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb idle
2 senses of idle
Sense 1
idle
Sense 2
idle, laze, slug, stagnate
Familiarity of verb idle
idle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb idle
Sense 1
idle
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Sense 2
idle, laze, slug, stagnate
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Grep of noun idle
bridle
idle pulley
idle talk
idle wheel
idle words
idleness
idler
idler pulley
Overview of verb idle
The verb idle has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) idle -- (run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling")
2. (1) idle, laze, slug, stagnate -- (be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning")
Overview of adj idle
The adj idle has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) idle -- (not in action or at work "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind")
2. (1) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted -- (without a basis in reason or fact "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy")
3. (1) idle, unused -- (not in active use "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands")
4. idle, light -- (silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter")
5. idle, loose -- (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue")
6. dead, idle -- (not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds")
7. idle, jobless, out of work -- (not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work")
Antonyms of adj idle
7 senses of idle
Sense 1
idle (vs. busy)
busy (vs. idle)
=> at work(prenominal)
=> drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling
=> engaged, occupied
=> engaged, occupied
=> overbusy
=> tied up(prenominal)
=> up to
Sense 2
baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
INDIRECT (VIA unsupported, unsupported) -> supported
INDIRECT (VIA unsupported) -> supported
Sense 3
idle, unused
INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active
Sense 4
idle, light
INDIRECT (VIA frivolous) -> serious
Sense 5
idle, loose
INDIRECT (VIA irresponsible) -> responsible
Sense 6
dead, idle
INDIRECT (VIA unprofitable) -> profitable
Sense 7
idle, jobless, out of work
INDIRECT (VIA unemployed) -> employed
Similarity of adj idle
7 senses of idle
Sense 1
idle (vs. busy)
=> at liberty(prenominal)
=> bone-idle, bone-lazy
=> faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
=> goldbricking(postnominal)
=> lackadaisical
=> leisure(postnominal), leisured
=> unengaged
Also See-> ineffective#1, uneffective#1, ineffectual#2; unemployed#1
Sense 2
baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
=> unsupported (vs. supported) (vs. supported)
Sense 3
idle, unused
=> inactive (vs. active)
Sense 4
idle, light
=> frivolous (vs. serious)
Sense 5
idle, loose
=> irresponsible (vs. responsible)
Sense 6
dead, idle
=> unprofitable (vs. profitable)
Sense 7
idle, jobless, out of work
=> unemployed (vs. employed)
Attributes of adj idle
Familiarity of adj idle
idle used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7)
Grep of adj idle
bone-idle
idle
Overview of verb idle
The verb idle has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) idle -- (run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling")
2. (1) idle, laze, slug, stagnate -- (be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning")
Overview of adj idle
The adj idle has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) idle -- (not in action or at work "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind")
2. (1) baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted -- (without a basis in reason or fact "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy")
3. (1) idle, unused -- (not in active use "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands")
4. idle, light -- (silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter")
5. idle, loose -- (lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue")
6. dead, idle -- (not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds")
7. idle, jobless, out of work -- (not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work")
idle definition
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