idle - Meaning in Kannada

idle - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of idle in English

idle adjective

1. not in active use

   Examples

   • "idle hands"
   • "the machinery sat idle during the strike"
2. not in action or at work

   Examples

   • "an idle laborer"
   • "an idle mind"
   • "idle drifters"
   • "the idle rich"
3. not having a job

   Examples

   • "idle carpenters"
   • "jobless transients"
   • "many people in the area were out of work"
4. not yielding a return

   Examples

   • "dead capital"
   • "idle funds"
5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

   Examples

   • "a loose tongue"
   • "idle talk"
6. silly or trivial

   Examples

   • "idle pleasure"
   • "light banter"
   • "light idle chatter"
7. without a basis in reason or fact

   Examples

   • "baseless gossip"
   • "idle fears"
   • "the allegations proved groundless"
   • "unfounded suspicions"
   • "unwarranted jealousy"

idle noun

1. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

   Example

   • "the car engine was running at idle"

idle verb

1. run disconnected or idle

   Example

   • "the engine is idling"
2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation

   Examples

   • "He slugged in bed all morning"
   • "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"

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