of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.-not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours.-not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen.-given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.-light-headed; foolish.-to lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.-to spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.