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idle
English
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).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ??d(?)l, IPA(key): /?a?d(?)l/
- Rhymes: -a?d?l
- Homophones: idol, idyll, idyl (US pronunciation)
Adjective
idle (comparative more idle, superlative most idle)
- (obsolete) Empty, vacant.
- Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital, […]!”
- Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
- (obsolete) Light-headed; foolish.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ford to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (of no importance): pointless
- See also Thesaurus:lazy
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
idle (third-person singular simple present idles, present participle idling, simple past and past participle idled)
- (transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
- (intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
- to idle in an IRC channel
- 1939, Joan Evans, Chateaubriand (page 32)
- He had already heard of the young man's projected journey — evidently the Comte de Combourg had written many letters while his son idled at St. Malo […]
- (intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
Derived terms
- idler
Related terms
- (sense 3) idling speed
Translations
Noun
idle (plural idles)
- The state of idling, of being idle.
- (gaming) An idle animation.
- (gaming) An idle game.
- Synonyms: idle game, incremental game
References
- idle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- idle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- idle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Diel, deli, diel, eild, lied
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insignificant
English
Etymology
From in- (“not”) +? significant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ns???n?f?k?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?sig?nif?i?cant
Adjective
insignificant (comparative more insignificant, superlative most insignificant)
- Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
- Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
- Without meaning; not signifying anything.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:insignificant
Antonyms
- significant
Derived terms
- insignificance
- insignificantly
Translations
Catalan
Adjective
insignificant (masculine and feminine plural insignificants)
- insignificant (not important)
- Antonym: significant
Related terms
- insignificança
Further reading
- “insignificant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insignificant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “insignificant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insignificant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Adjective
insignificant m (feminine singular insignificanta, masculine plural insignificants, feminine plural insignificantas)
- insignificant (not important)
- Antonym: significant
Related terms
- insignificança
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