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.