Chapter Iambic to Illuminate of I by Soule's Synonymes

Idiom, n.

1. Peculiar mode or turn of expression (sanctioned by use in any language).

2. Genius (of a language), characteristic quality.

3. Dialect.

Idiomatic, Idiomatical, a. Peculiar (as respects any mode of expression).

Idiosyncrasy, n. Peculiarity (of constitution), idiocrasy, peculiar temperament.

Idiot, n. Fool, natural, natural fool, congenital imbecile, imbecile.

Idiotic, Idiotical, a.

1. Marked by idiocy, imbecile, born imbecile.

2. Pertaining to idiots, characteristic of idiots.

3. Foolish, sottish, fatuous.

Idle, a.

1. Unemployed, unoccupied, unbusied, inactive.

2. Indolent, lazy, slothful, sluggish, inert.

3. Vacant, unused, leisure.

4. Useless, ineffectual, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, vain, futile, abortive.

5. Trifling, trivial, unimportant, trashy, foolish, unprofitable.

Idle away. Waste, spend in idleness.

Idler, n. Drone, sluggard, laggard, lounger, dawdler, trifler, doodle, slowback, inefficient person.

Idol, n.

1. Pagan, deity, false god.

2. Falsity, illusion, delusion, deluding assumption.