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idle adjective

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
untätig, müßig
  • Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
überflüssig, belanglos, müßig, nutzlos
  • Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
faul, arbeitsscheu
  • Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
Mußezeit, Totzeit, ungenutzt

idleness noun

  /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
  • The state of being idle; inactivity.
Müßiggang, Stillstand, Untätigkeit
  • Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.
Nutzlosigkeit
  • The state of being indolent; indolence.
Arbeitsunwilligkeit, Faulheit, Indolenz, Trägheit
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