Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idle words

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: idle -words
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

Example Sentences

"that's a lot of wind"
"don't give me any of that jazz"

Synonyms

wind malarkey malarky jazz nothingness

Questions

What does idle words mean?: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

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