idle vs inactive: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: idle or inactive

How to spell idle?

idle
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inactive
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idleadjective

not having a job

idleadjective

not in active use

idleadjective

without a basis in reason or fact

idleverb

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

idleverb

run disconnected or idle

idleadjective

silly or trivial

idleadjective

lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

idleadjective

not yielding a return

idleadjective

not in action or at work

idlenoun

the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

inactiveadjective

lacking in energy or will

inactiveadjective

(military) not involved in military operations

inactiveadjective

not in physical motion

inactiveadjective

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

inactiveadjective

(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

inactiveadjective

lacking activity; lying idle or unused

inactiveadjective

not active physically or mentally

inactiveadjective

not engaged in full-time work

inactiveadjective

not exerting influence or change

inactiveadjective

(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

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