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1. idle
adjective. ['ˈaɪdəl'] not in action or at work.
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Etymology
- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Idle
- intertidal
- homicidal
- suicidal
- steidel
- speidel
- freidel
- bridal
- weidel
- tidal
- sidell
- seidl
- seidell
- seidel
- scheidel
- reidel
- lydall
- keidel
- heidel
- geidel
- idyll
- idol
How do you pronounce idle?
Pronounce idle as ˈaɪdəl.
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2. idle
verb. ['ˈaɪdəl'] run disconnected or idle.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. idle
adjective. ['ˈaɪdəl'] without a basis in reason or fact.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. idle
verb. ['ˈaɪdəl'] be idle; exist in a changeless situation.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. idle
adjective. ['ˈaɪdəl'] not in active use.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. idle
noun. ['ˈaɪdəl'] the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. idle
adjective. ['ˈaɪdəl'] not yielding a return.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. idle
adjective. ['ˈaɪdəl'] lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility.
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- idel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
