| noun | the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling “the car engine was running at idle” |
| verb | run disconnected or idle “the engine is idling” |
| verb | be idle; exist in a changeless situation “The old man sat and stagnated on his porch” |
| adjective | not in action or at work “an idle laborer” |
| adjective | without a basis in reason or fact “baseless gossip” |
| adjective | not in active use “the machinery sat idle during the strike” |
| adjective | silly or trivial “idle pleasure” |
| adjective | lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility “idle talk” |
| adjective | not yielding a return “dead capital” |
| adjective | not having a job “idle carpenters” |
| idler | noun | person who does no work |
| idling | noun | having no employment |
| slug | noun | an idle slothful person |
| sluggard | noun | an idle slothful person |
| stagnation | noun | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |
| stagnancy | noun | a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |
| idleness | noun | the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work |
| lightness | noun | the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous |
| looseness | noun | freedom from restraint |