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idleness noun

  /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
  • The state of being idle; inactivity.
 joutilaisuus
  • Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.
 turhuus
  • The state of being indolent; indolence.
 velttous, vetelyys

idle adjective

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
 joutilas, luppo, luppoaika
  • Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
 joutilas, toimeton
  • Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
 joutava
  • Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
 laiska

idle verb

  /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ , /ˈʌɪdəl/
  • (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
 haaskata, tuhlata
idlailla, idlata, laiskotella, maleksia, olla joutilaana, olla vapaalla
  • (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
 olla joutokäynnillä

idling

tyhjäkäynti
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