1.not in action or at work;
an idle laborer
2.without a basis in reason or fact;
baseless gossip
3.not in active use;
the machinery sat idle during the strike
4.silly or trivial;
idle pleasure
5.lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
idle talk
6.not yielding a return;
dead capital
7.not having a job;
idle carpenters
1.run disconnected or idle;
the engine is idling
2.be idle; exist in a changeless situation;
The old man sat and stagnated on his porch