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idle
What does idle mean?
idle (adjective): not in action or at work.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use idle in a sentence?
- An idle laborer. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce idle?
/ˈaɪdəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does idle come from?
From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl, from Proto-Germanic *īdlaz.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of idle?
Words related to idle
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “idle” mean?
involving risk or danger
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intended to deter attack
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not in action or at work
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having a specified value
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