Idle

i'dl. a. [idler, idlest.] Of no account use- le ; vain: unprofitable; not called into active service; inactive; doing nothing averse to labor or employment; indolent; lazy.— v. [idled (-did), idling.] To spend in idlene , waste, consume. [AS. vain, empty, usele , Dan. and Sw.iV/e/, sheer, mere, pure; rt.'Gr. itharos, clear, pure (water).] — I'dlene , n. Inaction sluggishne sloth. [AS. idel- — I'dler, n. — I'dly, -dll, adv. Idol, i'dul, An image or representation of anything; image of a divinity, made as an object of worship; that on which the affections are strongly, exce ivelv, and improperly set; deceitful image phantorn. [OF. idole, L. idolum, Gr. eidolon, eidomai, I appear, seem, idem, to see see Idea.] — I'dolize, v. [-ized (-Tzd), -izing.] To make an idol of, pay idolatrous worship to to love or reverence to exce or adoration. — I'doliz'er, — Idol'ater, -dol'a-ter, A worshiper of idols a pagan an adorer great admirer. [OF. idolatre Gr. latreia, service, latris, servant, latron, hire.] — IdoKatre , A female worshiper of idols. — Idol'atrous, -trus, a. Pert, to, or of the nature of, consisting in, or partaking of, etc. — IdoKatry, -trT, Worship of idols, or anything which not God; exce ive veneration for anything. [F. idolatrie.'] Idoneons, i-do r ne-us, a. Suitable convenient proper. [L. idoneus.~] Idyl, i'dil or idll, A short pastoral poem; also a narrative poem, in an elevated and finished style. [L. idyllium, Gr. eidullion, eidos, form, appearance, eidomai, I see. See Idol.] conj. In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; whether. [AS. gif, Ic, OFries., and Oh. also OFries., OS., and D. of, Ic. efa, to doubt; prob. L. opiniri. to suppose, apisci, Skr. ap, to obtain; not AS. git an, to give.]