- Types Of Speech
- You can use idle as a verb, adjective satellite or as a article in a sentence.
- About Idle
- A 2 syllables verb and 4 letters with the letters d, e, i, and l, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters dl. Idle starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters i, id, idl, and the ending characters are e, le, dle, ..
- Definition
- Run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling"
- Origin/Roots
- Old English
- School Grade
- Idle is set as a grade five word that starts with i, ends with e, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is idle a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Idle in Pig Latin is said as "idleay or idleway".
- Unigram
- i | d | l | e
- Bigram
- id | dl | le
- Trigram
- idl | dle
- Quadrigram
- idle
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- run disconnected or idle;
"the engine is idling" - be idle;
exist in a changeless situation;
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch";
"He slugged in bed all morning"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- not in active use;
"the machinery sat idle during the strike";
"idle hands" - not having a job;
"idle carpenters";
"jobless transients";
"many people in the area were out of work" - not yielding a return;
"dead capital";
"idle funds" - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
"idle talk";
"a loose tongue" - silly or trivial;
"idle pleasure";
"light banter";
"light idle chatter" - without a basis in reason or fact;
"baseless gossip";
"the allegations proved groundless";
"idle fears";
"unfounded suspicions";
"unwarranted jealousy"
- Article Examples
- not in action or at work;
"an idle laborer";
"idle drifters";
"the idle rich";
"an idle mind"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abortive | failing to accomplish an intended result "an abortive revolt" "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" |
| Absurd | inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman |
| Aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
| Aeriform | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality as impalpable or intangible as air "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle "aerial fancies" "an airy apparition" "physical rather than ethereal forms" |
| Aery | any habitation at a high altitude |
| Airy | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality as impalpable or intangible as air "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle "aerial fancies" "an airy apparition" "physical rather than ethereal forms" |
| Amble | a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
| Ambling | |
| Anserine | having or revealing stupidity "ridiculous anserine behavior" "a dopey answer" "a dopey kid" "some fool idea about rewriting authors'' books" |
| Arse | excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal |
View all cognitive synonyms for Idle
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Run | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th" "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deli | a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats) |
| Lied | a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano |
| Idle | run disconnected or idle "the engine is idling" |
View English words with the unique letters used in idle. Words With The Letters Deil
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Ridley | Yes | No |
| Davidlee | Yes | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slider (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | slider | ||
| Denial (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | daniel | ||
| Slide (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | slide | ||
| Yield (5 letters) | 9 +4 | 9 +3 | elydi | ||
| Bridle (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | bridle | ||
| Ridley (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 10 +4 | ridley | ||
| Elapid (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | pleiad | ||
| Adelie (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | adelie | ||
| Clerid (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | clerid | ||
| Meloid (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | meloid | ||
| Deli (4 letters) | 5 | 6 | deil | ||
| Dibble (6 letters) | 11 +6 | 14 +8 | dibble | ||
| Diesel (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | diesel | ||
| Dipole (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | dipole | ||
| Lodine (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | lodine | ||
| Riddle (6 letters) | 8 +3 | 9 +3 | riddle | ||
| Seidel (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | diesel | ||
| Eyelid (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 10 +4 | eyelid | ||
| Drivel (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 12 +6 | drivel | ||
| Middle (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 12 +6 | middle | ||
| Dimple (6 letters) | 11 +6 | 14 +8 | dimple | ||
| Decile (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | ceiled | ||
| Detail (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | dilate | ||
| Ideal (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | ideal | ||
| Daniel (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | daniel |
Idle Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With I
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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