idle
ADJECTIVENOUNVERB
/aɪdəl/
4 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I
idle is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1D2L1E1
1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does idle mean?
ADJECTIVE · 7 SENSES
1
Not having a job.
“idle carpenters”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Not in active use.
“the machinery sat idle during the strike”
“idle hands”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
3
Without a basis in reason or fact.
“idle fears”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
4
Silly or trivial.
“idle pleasure”
“light idle chatter”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
5
Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility.
“idle talk”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
6
Not yielding a return.
“idle funds”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
7
Not in action or at work.
“an idle laborer”
“idle drifters”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling.
“the car engine was running at idle”
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Be idle; exist in a changeless situation.
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Run disconnected or idle.
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
AT THE BOARD