müßig — meaning in English

English meaning

• idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
• moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
• otiose adj Achieving nothing; useless.

Senses

müßig is used for these senses in English:

• idle Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
• idle Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
• moot (North America) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
• otiose Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.

idle — full definition

1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

moot — full definition

1. adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
2. noun A practice legal case argued by law students for training purposes.
3. verb To raise a subject for discussion.

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