The state of being idle; inactivity. / The state of being indolent; indolence. / Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

plural of idleness

simple past tense and past participle of idle

An idle period; something done idly.

present participle of idle

The state of idling, of being idle. / (mechanical engineering) The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine. / (gaming) An idle animation. / (gaming) An idle game.

(obsolete) Empty, vacant. / Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.

(transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume. / (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of idle

plural of idling