idle
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The meaning (definition) of the word idle
not busy and not doing any work
The word idle used in a sentence
“I sat idle on the sofa all afternoon with nothing to do.”
Words that mean the same as idle (synonyms)
lazystill
Words that mean the opposite of idle (antonyms)
busy
How the word idle is said around the world
| French | inoccupé (ee-noh-kew-PAY) |
| Spanish | sin hacer nada (seen ah-SEHR NAH-thah) |
| Mandarin | 闲着 (shyen juh) |
| Hindi | खाली (KHAH-lee) |
| Arabic | خَامِل (KHAA-mil) |
| Russian | не занятый (nee ZAH-nee-tiy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | desocupado (duh-zaw-koo-PAH-doo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sem fazer nada (seng fah-ZEHR NAH-dah) |
| Japanese | ひま (hee-MAH) |
| German | untätig (uun-TAY-tikh) |
| Urdu | فارغ (FAH-righ) |
| Punjabi | ਵਿਹਲਾ (VAY-lah) |
| Korean | 한가한 (hahn-GA-hahn) |
| Hebrew | חסר מעש (khah-SAR mah-AHS) |
| Greek | άπραγος (AH-prah-ghohs) |
| Dutch | zonder iets te doen (ZON-duhr eets tuh DOON) |
| Tagalog | walang ginagawa (wa-LANG gee-na-GA-wa) |
| Vietnamese | rảnh rỗi (rahny ROY) |
| Turkish | boşta (BOSH-tah) |
| Persian | بیکار (bee-KAAR) |
| Polish | bezczynny (bes-CHIHN-nih) |
| Ukrainian | без діла (bez DEE-la) |
| Bengali | কাজ না করে (KAHJ nah KOH-ray) |
| Swedish | sysslolös (SUUS-loo-lers) |
| Italian | senza far niente (SEN-tsah fahr NYEN-teh) |
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