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Definition idle

Etymology

From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English ?del, from Proto-Germanic *?dalaz. Cognate with Dutch ijdel (�vain, meaningless�), German Low German iedel (�vain, idle�), German eitel (�vain, conceited�), and possibly Old Norse illr ("bad"; > English ill).

Adjective

idle (comparative more idle, superlative most idle)

  1. (obsolete) Empty, vacant.
  2. Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
  3. Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
  4. Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
  5. Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
  6. (obsolete) Light-headed; foolish.

Verb

idle (third-person singular simple present idles, present participle idling, simple past and past participle idled)

  1. (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
  2. (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
  3. (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

Noun

idle (plural idles)

  1. (gaming) An idle animation.
  2. (gaming) An idle game.

Results 246 Words with the letters IDLE

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6 letter words with the letters IDLE ↑
AEDILE 8
AFIELD 11
AISLED 8
ALINED 9
ALIPED 11
ALLIED 9
ARILED 8
AUDILE 9
BAILED 11
BELIED 11
BIELDS 11
BILGED 13
BILKED 15
BILLED 12
BINDLE 12
BIRLED 11
BOILED 11
BOLIDE 11
BRIDLE 11
CEILED 11
CHIELD 13
CHILDE 13
CLERID 11
COILED 11
DEASIL 8
DECILE 11
DEFILE 11
DELICT 11
DELIME 11
DELIST 8
DELTIC 11
DENIAL 9
DENTIL 9
DERAIL 8
DETAIL 8
DEVILS 12
DEWILY 13
DIALED 9
DIALER 8
DIBBLE 14
DIDDLE 10
DIESEL 8
DILATE 8
DILDOE 9
DILLED 10
DILUTE 9
DIMPLE 14
DINDLE 10
DINGLE 11
DIPLEX 18
DIPLOE 11
DIPOLE 11
DIRELY 10
DIRLED 9
DISPEL 11
DOCILE 11
DOILED 9
DOOLIE 8
DREIDL 9
DRIVEL 12
DUELLI 10
EDGILY 12
EDIBLE 11
EDILES 8
EIDOLA 8
ELAPID 11
ELIDED 9
ELIDES 8
ENGILD 11
EXILED 15
EYELID 10
FAILED 11
FELIDS 11
FIDDLE 12
FIELDS 11
FILLED 12
FILMED 14
FLITED 11
FOILED 11
GILDED 11
GILDER 10
GILLED 11
GIRDLE 10
GLIDED 11
GLIDER 10
GLIDES 10
GLIMED 13
GUILED 11
HAILED 10
HALIDE 10
HEILED 10
HILLED 11
HILTED 10
IDEALS 8
IDLERS 8
IDLEST 8
INDOLE 9
JAILED 17
JILTED 17
KELOID 12
KILLED 13
KILNED 13
KILTED 12
KINDLE 13
LADDIE 9
LADIES 8
LAIRED 8
LAZIED 17
LEVIED 12
LICKED 15
LIDDED 10
LIEDER 8
LIFTED 11
LILIED 9
LILTED 9
LIMBED 14
LIMNED 12
LIMPED 14
LINDEN 10
LINKED 13
LIPIDE 11
LIPPED 14
LISPED 11
LISTED 8
LOIDED 9
MAILED 11
MEDIAL 11
MELOID 11
MIDDLE 12
MIDLEG 13
MILDEN 12
MILDER 11
MILDEW 14
MILKED 15
MILLED 12
MILTED 11
MISLED 11
MOILED 11
NAILED 9
NILLED 10
OLDIES 8
PIDDLE 12
PILLED 12
PLEIAD 11
RAILED 8
REDIAL 8
REGILD 10
RELAID 8
RELIED 8
RIDDLE 9
RIDGEL 10
RIDLEY 10
RIFLED 11
RILLED 9
ROILED 8
SAILED 8
SEDILE 8
SEIDEL 8
SHIELD 10
SIDLED 9
SIDLER 8
SIDLES 8
SILKED 12
SILOED 8
SILTED 8
SLICED 11
SLIDER 8
SLIDES 8
SLIMED 11
SLIPED 11
SMILED 11
SOILED 8
SPILED 11
TAILED 8
TILDES 8
TILLED 9
TILTED 8
TIRLED 8
TITLED 8
TOILED 8
VAILED 12
VEILED 12
VIALED 12
WAILED 11
WHILED 13
WIDDLE 12
WIDELY 13
WIELDS 11
WIELDY 13
WILDER 11
WILLED 12
WILTED 11
WINDLE 12
YIELDS 10
5 letter words with the letters IDLE ↑
AILED 7
BIELD 10
DEILS 7
DELIS 7
DEVIL 11
EDILE 7
ELIDE 7
FELID 10
FIELD 10
FILED 10
FLIED 10
GELID 9
GLIDE 9
IDEAL 7
IDLED 8
IDLER 7
IDLES 7
ISLED 7
LIKED 11
LIMED 10
LINED 8
LIVED 11
OILED 7
OLDIE 7
PILED 10
PLIED 10
RILED 7
SIDLE 7
SLIDE 7
TILDE 7
TILED 7
WIELD 10
WILED 10
YIELD 9
4 letter words with the letters IDLE ↑
DEIL 6
DELI 6
DIEL 6
IDLE 6
LIED 6
3 letter words with the letters IDLE ↑
DEL 5
DIE 4
ELD 5
LED 5
LEI 4
LID 5
LIE 4
2 letter words with the letters IDLE ↑
DE 3
DI 3
ED 3
EL 3
ID 3
LI 3

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