1. (adj)dalliance, dawdling, trifling the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working Synonyms: toying, flirting, trifling, dalliance, flirtation, coquetry, flirt, dawdling Antonyms: valuable
1. trifling Idle in all uses rests upon its root meaning, as derived from the Anglo-Saxon idel, which signifies vain, empty, useless. Idle thus denotes not primarily the absence of action, but vain action- Synonyms: idle, inactive, inert, slothful, trifling, unoccupied, indolent, lazy, sluggish, unemployed, vacant Antonyms: active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied, working