Dictionary Check: idle

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"idle" is a valid word!

Scrabble 5 points

Words with Friends 6 points

adjective

not in action or at work

Example: "an idle laborer"

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adjective

without a basis in reason or fact

Example: "baseless gossip"

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adjective

not in active use

Example: "the machinery sat idle during the strike"

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adjective

silly or trivial

Example: "idle pleasure"

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adjective

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

Example: "idle talk"

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adjective

not yielding a return

Example: "dead capital"

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