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idle
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idle
adj.
lazy; vain, futile; unoccupied, unemployed; groundless, without foundation; worthless, unimportant
v.
loaf, lounge, do nothing, laze around; waste time; operate at minimum speed (of an engine or machine)
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Idle
IDLE (Python)
IDLE (Integrated DeveLopment Environment or Integrated Development and Learning Environment) is an integrated development environment for Python, which has been bundled with the default implementation of the language since 1.5.2b1. It is packaged as an optional part of the Python packaging with many Linux distributions. It is completely written in Python and the Tkinter GUI toolkit (wrapper functions for Tcl/Tk).
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idle
Verb
1. run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
(synonym) tick over
(antonym) run
2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
(synonym) laze, slug, stagnate
(antonym) work
(hyponym) moon, moon around, moon on
(derivation) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
Adjective
1. not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
(antonym) busy
(similar) bone-idle, bone-lazy
(see-also) ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual
2. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
(synonym) baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted
(similar) unsupported
3. not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
(synonym) unused
(similar) inactive
4. silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
(synonym) light
(similar) frivolous
5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
(synonym) loose
(similar) irresponsible
6. not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
(synonym) dead
(similar) unprofitable
7. not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
(synonym) jobless, out of work
(similar) unemployed
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idle
příd.jm.
nečinný; planý; líný; prázdný
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idle
Przym.
leniwy; bezczynny; próżny; pusty; bardzo leniwy
