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Detailed Translations for idleness from English to German

idleness:

idleness [the ~] noun

  1. the idleness (indolence; lazy)
    die Bequemlichkeit; die Faulheit; die Trägheit
  2. the idleness (laziness)
    Nichtstun; der Müßiggang; die Faulenzerei

Translation Matrix for idleness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Bequemlichkeit idleness; indolence; lazy comfort; comfortableness; convenience; conveniences; ease; obligingness
Faulenzerei idleness; laziness loafing about; sitting about; sitting around
Faulheit idleness; indolence; lazy indolence; inertia; inertness; laziness; lethargy; listlessness; ponderousness; sloth; slowness; sluggishness; tardiness; unwieldiness
Müßiggang idleness; laziness loafing about; sitting about; sitting around
Nichtstun idleness; laziness loafing about; sitting about; sitting around
Trägheit idleness; indolence; lazy dullness; indiference; indolence; inertia; inertness; laziness; lethargy; listlessness; ponderousness; sloth; slowness; sluggishness; tardiness; unwieldiness; will-lessness
- faineance; groundlessness; idling; loafing

Related Words for "idleness":


Synonyms for "idleness":


Related Definitions for "idleness":

  1. having no employment1
  2. the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work1
  3. the quality of lacking substance or value1

Wiktionary Translations for idleness:

idleness
noun
  1. state of being idle; inactivity
  2. state of being indolent
idleness
noun
  1. dauerhafte Untätigkeit (in der Umgangssprache negativer besetzt als Muße)
  2. innere Grundstimmung oder Geisteshaltung, nichts Mühsames tun zu wollen

idle:

to idle verb (idles, idled, idling)

  1. to idle (lounge about; lounge around; sit around)
    bummeln; trödeln; herumlungern; herumsitzen; sich herumtreiben; herumstehen
    • bummeln verb (bummele, bummelst, bummelt, bummelte, bummeltet, gebummelt)
    • trödeln verb (trödele, trödelst, trödelt, trödelte, trödeltet, getrödelt)
    • herumlungern verb (lungre herum, lungerst herum, lungert herum, lungerte herum, lungertet herum, herumgelungert)
    • herumsitzen verb (sitze herum, sitzt herum, saß herum, saßt herum, herumgesessen)
    • sich herumtreiben verb (treibe mich herum, treibst dich herum, treibt sich herum, trieb sich herum, triebt euch herum, sich herumgetrieben)
    • herumstehen verb (stehe herum, stehst herum, steht herum, stand herum, standet herum, herumgestanden)
  2. to idle (loaf)
    leerlaufen; freilaufen
    • leerlaufen verb (laufe leer, läufst leer, läuft leer, lief leer, lieft leer, leergelaufen)
    • freilaufen verb

Conjugations for idle:

present
  1. idle
  2. idle
  3. idles
  4. idle
  5. idle
  6. idle
simple past
  1. idled
  2. idled
  3. idled
  4. idled
  5. idled
  6. idled
present perfect
  1. have idled
  2. have idled
  3. has idled
  4. have idled
  5. have idled
  6. have idled
past continuous
  1. was idling
  2. were idling
  3. was idling
  4. were idling
  5. were idling
  6. were idling
future
  1. shall idle
  2. will idle
  3. will idle
  4. shall idle
  5. will idle
  6. will idle
continuous present
  1. am idling
  2. are idling
  3. is idling
  4. are idling
  5. are idling
  6. are idling
subjunctive
  1. be idled
  2. be idled
  3. be idled
  4. be idled
  5. be idled
  6. be idled
diverse
  1. idle!
  2. let's idle!
  3. idled
  4. idling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for idle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arbeitsscheu work-shy
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bummeln idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around amble; be going to; be on the razzle; be on the spree; feast; go; going out; knock about; lounge about; move; move on; pace; parade; promenade; revel; saunter; saunter about; stroll; throw away; walk; walk about; walk round; waste
freilaufen idle; loaf
herumlungern idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around
herumsitzen idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around do nothing much; hang about; lounge around; stand around
herumstehen idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around do nothing much; hang about; lounge around; stand around
leerlaufen idle; loaf leak; leaking; leaks; ooze
sich herumtreiben idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around
trödeln idle; lounge about; lounge around; sit around be a pain in the neck; dawdle; drizzle; keep on; linger; loiter; lounge; nag; pace; parade; plod; rain; saunter; stroll; tarry; trudge; waffle
- laze; slug; stagnate; tick over
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
im Leerlauf idle
inaktiv idle; inactive inactive; non active
- baseless; dead; groundless; jobless; light; loose; out of work; unfounded; unused; unwarranted; wild
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- laze
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
apathisch idle; inactive dazed; numb; stunned; stupefied
arbeitslos bearing no interests; idle jobless; out of work; unemployed; workless
arbeitsscheu bearing no interests; idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy
faul bearing no interests; idle banal; below the belt; churlish; coarse; corrupt; dawdling; degenerate; depraved; dirty; disgusting; dowdy; dragging; drooping; filthy; gross; grubby; gruesome; heinous; inactive; indistinct; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; loathsome; nasty; obscure; passive; perverted; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; rotten; shabby; shoddy; shuffling; sickening; sloppy; slovenly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; sordid; spongy; tardy; trite; trivial; unclear; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vapid; vulgar; woolly; wooly
hohl empty; hollow; idle; meaningless blank; bowed; concave; curved; dull; empty; poor
inhaltslos empty; hollow; idle; meaningless a flop; blank; empty; inferior; minor; secondary; subordinate
leer empty; hollow; idle; meaningless; unused blanc; blank; clear; deserted; empty; expressionless; fresh; roguish; sly; unbroached; uninhabited; unmarked; unopened; untouched; unused; unwritten; vacant
lethargisch idle; inactive
nichts tund bearing no interests; idle
nichtssagend empty; hollow; idle; meaningless expressionless
untätig bearing no interests; idle deserted; passive; uninhabited; vacant
zwecklos aimless; idle; purposeless meaningless; mindless; pointless; senseless; unusable; useless

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Antonyms for "idle":


Related Definitions for "idle":

  1. not in active use1
    • the machinery sat idle during the strike1
    • idle hands1
  2. not in action or at work1
    • an idle laborer1
    • idle drifters1
    • the idle rich1
    • an idle mind1
  3. not having a job1
    • idle carpenters1
  4. not yielding a return1
    • idle funds1
  5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility1
    • idle talk1
  6. silly or trivial1
    • idle pleasure1
    • light idle chatter1
  7. without a basis in reason or fact1
    • idle fears1
  8. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling1
    • the car engine was running at idle1
  9. run disconnected or idle1
    • the engine is idling1
  10. be idle; exist in a changeless situation1
  11. Waiting for a command.2
  12. Operational but not in use.2

Wiktionary Translations for idle:

idle
adjective
  1. of no importance, worthless, useless
  2. not engaged in any occupation or employment
idle
adjective
  1. keine oder keine sinnvolle Beschäftigung ausübend
  2. von Gedanken, Ideen und Fragen: ohne praktische Bedeutung
  3. keine Lust bzw. Motivation besitzend, sich einer anstrengend erscheinenden Angelegenheit zu widmen
  4. abwertend: nichts tuend, faul
verb
  1. nichts tun, es sich gutgehen lassen, faul sein
noun
  1. gehoben, veraltet: Nichtigkeit, Vergeblichkeit

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
idle untätig werkeloos — niets doend, niets verrichtend, niet werkend
idle untätig; inaktiv; lasch oisif — Qui ne faire rien, qui n’a pas d’occupation, de profession.