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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Electronic Filing System. http://estta.uspto.gov
ESTTA Tracking number: ESTTA1112272
Filing date: 02/04/2021
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
Proceeding 91246713
Party PlaintiffFremantleMedia North America, Inc.
CorrespondenceAddress
MICHAEL J SALVATOREHOLMES WEINBERG PC30765 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY SUITE 411, SSUITE 411MALIBU, CA 90265UNITED STATESPrimary Email: [email protected] Email(s): [email protected]
Submission Plaintiff's Notice of Reliance
Filer's Name MICHAEL J SALVATORE
Filer's email [email protected], [email protected]
Signature /MJSalvatore/
Date 02/04/2021
Attachments Fremantle Rebuttal Notice of Reliance re Third Party Websites.pdf(2915352bytes )
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IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE
THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
In re App. Serial No. 88/120,245
FremantleMedia North America, Inc.,
Opposer,
v.
AI LLC,
Applicant.
Opposition No. 91246713
OPPOSER’S REBUTTAL NOTICE OF RELIANCE:
THIRD PARTY WEBSITE PAGES
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.122(e), Opposer FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
(“Fremantle” or “Opposer”) hereby submits this Notice of Reliance during its rebuttal
testimony period. Specifically, Opposer offers into evidence, and will rely upon, the true
and correct copy of the following attached internet website printouts:
(1) https://www.bing.com/search?q=american+idle&search=&form=QBLH…n+i
dl&sc=8-12&qs=n&sk=&cvid=3867AAB0BA784A4984AD1476E0CB7A3E
(2) https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sxsrf=ALeKk03-res…nt=psy-
ab&ved=0ahUKEwiN7oXd19XtAhXDN30KHbWdBeMQ4dUDCAw&uact=
5
(3) https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/idle_1
(4) https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/idle
(5) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/idle
(6) https://www.dictionary.com/browse/idle?s=t
(7) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idle
(8) https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/idol
(9) https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/idol
(10) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/idol
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(11) https://www.dictionary.com/browse/idol?s=t
(12) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idol
These internet website printouts are relevant to demonstrate the fame of and
consumer exposure to the AMERICAN IDOL® marks, and the similarities of the marks
at issue, including without limitation the similarities in sound and pronunciation of the
marks.
The attached are admissible as internet printouts under a notice of reliance. See
Safer, Inc. v. OMS Invs., Inc., 94 USPQ2d 1031 (TTAB 2010) and TBMP 704.08(b).
Based on these authorities, Opposer respectfully requests that the attached be
admitted in evidence.
Dated: February 4, 2021 Respectfully submitted,
HOLMES WEINBERG, PC
/Michael J. Salvatore/
Michael J. Salvatore
30765 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 411
Malibu, CA 90265
Tel: 310.457.6100
Fax: 310.457.9555
Email: [email protected]
Attorneys for Opposer FremantleMedia
North America, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on February 4, 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing
OPPOSER’S REBUTTAL NOTICE OF RELIANCE was served by email to
Applicant’s counsel at the following email address:
BRUCE E COLFIN
BRUCE COLFIN LAW PC
Dated: February 4, 2021
/s/ Allison Rozzen________
Allison Rozzen
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ADJECTIVE US! /ˈaɪd(ə)l/
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1 machines or factories that are idle are not being used
The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower.
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1a workers who are idle have no work to do
Many men were made idle as the mills closed down.
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2 lazy
Go upstairs and wake up that idle brother of yours.
bone idle (=very lazy): You’re just bone idle, all of you.
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2a OFTEN IN NEGATIVES not doing anything, when there are things that you should do
Don’t worry. I have not been idle while you were away.
This country will not remain idle if its friends are attacked.
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3 ONLY BEFORE NOUN without a good reason or real purpose
It was only from idle curiosity that she opened the book.
idle chatter/gossip
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4 not really intended or not likely to have any result
idle threat: It didn’t sound like an idle threat to me (=it was a real threat).
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idlenessNOUN
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idle
(aɪdəl ' )Word forms: Word forms: idlesidles, idlingidling, idledidled
1. 1. ADJECTIVE [v-link ADJ]
If people who were working are idleidle,
they have no jobs or work.
4,000 workers have been idle for 12
of the !rst 27 weeks of this year.
Synonyms: Synonyms: unoccupied,
unemployed, redundant, jobless
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2. 2. ADJECTIVE [v-link ADJ]
If machines or factories are idleidle, they
are not working or being used.
Now the machine is lying idle.
Synonyms: Synonyms: unused, stationary,
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3. 3. ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone is idleidle, you
disapprove of them because they are
not doing anything and you think
they should be.
[disapproval]
...idle bureaucrats who spent the day
reading newspapers.
Synonyms: Synonyms: lazy, slow, slack, sluggish
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idlyidly ADVERB [ADV with v]
We were not idly sitting around.
4. 4. ADJECTIVE [ADJ n]
IdleIdle is used to describe something
that you do for no particular reason,
often because you have nothing
better to do.
Brian kept up the idle chatter for
another !ve minutes.
Synonyms: Synonyms: trivial, super!cial,
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idlyidly ADVERB
We talked idly about magazines and
baseball.
Synonyms: Synonyms: lazily, casually, passively,
languidly More Synonyms of idleidle
5. 5. ADJECTIVE [ADJ n]
You refer to an idleidle threat or boast
when you do not think the person
making it will or can do what they
say.
It was more of an idle threat than
anything.
Synonyms: Synonyms: empty, useless, hollow,
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6. 6. INTRANSITIVE VERB
If an engine or vehicle is idlingis idling, the
engine is running slowly and quietly
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because it is not in gear, and the
vehicle is not moving.
Beyond a stand of trees a small plane
idled.
Synonyms: Synonyms: tick over, be in neutral
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(ˈaɪdəl ' )ADJECTIVE
Word forms: Word forms: ˈidleridler or ˈidlestidlest
1. 1.
a. a. having no value, use, or signi!cance;
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worthless; useless
idle talk
b. b. vain; futile; pointless
an idle wish
2. 2. baseless; unfounded
idle rumors
3. 3.
a. a. unemployed; not busy
b. b. inactive; not in use
idle machines
c. c. not !lled with activity
idle hours
4. 4. not inclined to work; lazy
5. 5. designating certain parts of a fuel
system that set an engine's idling speed
VERB INTRANSITIVE
Word forms: Word forms: ˈidledidled or ˈidlingidling
6. 6. to move slowly or aimlessly; loaf
7. 7. to spend time unpro!tably; be
unemployed or inactive
8. 8. to operate without transmitting power;
esp., to operate a motor vehicle's engine
while the vehicle is not moving
VERB TRANSITIVE
9. 9. to waste; squander usually with away
to idle away one's youth
10. 10. to cause (a motor, etc.) to idle
11. 11. to cause to be inactive or unemployed
NOUN
12. 12. the state or act of idling
an engine at idle
SIMILAR WORDS: SIMILAR WORDS: ˈloiter, vain
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Derived forms
idlenessidleness (ˈidleness) NOUN
idlyidly (ˈidly) ADVERB
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Word Frequency
Word origin
ME idel < OE, empty, akin to Ger eitel, vain,
empty < ? IE base *ai-dh, to burn, shine:
basic sense, either “only apparent, seeming”
or “burned out”
idlein British English
(ˈaɪdəl ' )ADJECTIVE
1. 1. unemployed or unoccupied; inactive
2. 2. not operating or being used
3. 3. (of money) not being used to earn
interest or dividends
4. 4. not wanting to work; lazy
5. 5. (usually prenominal)
frivolous or trivial
idle pleasures
6. 6. ine$ective or powerless; fruitless; vain
7. 7. without basis; unfounded
VERB
8. 8. (when tr, often foll by away)
to waste or pass (time) fruitlessly or
inactively
he idled the hours away
9. 9. (intransitive)
to loiter or move aimlessly
10. 10. (intransitive)
(of a shaft, engine, etc) to turn without
doing useful work
11. 11. (intransitive)
(of an engine) to run at low speed with
the transmission disengaged
Also (Brit): tick over
12. 12. (transitive) US and Canadian
to cause to be inactive or unemployed
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Derived forms
idlenessidleness (ˈidleness) NOUN
idlyidly (ˈidly) ADVERB
Word origin
Old English īdel; compare Old High German
ītal empty, vain
idlein Mechanical Engineering
(aɪdəl)
Word forms: Word forms: (present) (present) idlesidles, (past)(past)
idledidled, (perfect) (perfect) idledidled, (progressive)(progressive)
idlingidling
VERB
(Mechanical engineering: General)
If an engine or shaft idlesidles, it turns
without doing anything useful, for
example moving a vehicle forward or
making another part move.
Let the engine idleidle for a few minutes
after coming to a stop, then shut it down
and let it cool.
A control program puts the car in neutral
when it is idlingidling, even when the gear
selector is in another position.
If an engine or shaft idlesidles, it turns
without doing anything useful, for
example moving a vehicle forward or
making another part move.
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His players must now ensure it is a promise
and not just an idle threat.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2017)
It was no idle threat.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2016)
The problem can also happen when the
engine is idling.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2012)
What the posters proclaimed was no idle
boast.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2007)
Another sanction might seem an idle threat
but is not.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2011)
Some motorists are already keeping their
vehicles idling overnight to stop them
freezing.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2012)
He was idling a bit but he deserved this.
THE SUN (2015)
They are too busy for idle chatter.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)
Motorists will be urged to drive outside busy
times and turn oY their engines when idling.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2014)
It was more than an idle boast.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)
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Quotations
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Quotations
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean
SSAMUELAMUEL T TAYLORAYLOR C COLERIDGEOLERIDGETHE ANCIENT MARINER
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly
unless one has plenty of work to do
JJEROMEEROME K. J K. JEROMEEROMEIDLE THOUGHTS OF AN IDLE
FELLOW
Satan !nds some mischief still
For idle hands to do
IISAACSAAC W WATTSATTSDIVINE SONGS FOR CHILDREN
We would all be idle if we could
SSAMUELAMUEL J JOHNSONOHNSON
It is better to have loafed and lost than
never to have loafed at all
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idle
British English: idle ' /ˈaɪdl/ adjective
If you describe someone as idle you
disapprove of them not doing anything
when they should be doing something.
The shops are full of idle staY.
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Russian: бездельничающий 'Spanish: ocioso 'Swedish: sysslolös 'Thai: เ"ยจค&าน 'Turkish: boş ' insan
Ukrainian: ледачий
Vietnamese: nhàn rỗi '
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idleadjective
US # /ˈaɪ.d l / UK # /ˈaɪ.d l /ə ə
unemployed
idle adjective (NOT WORKING)
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not working or being used:
An idle moment or period of time is one in which there is no work or activity:
without work:
Synonym
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It's crazy to have $7,000 sitting idle in the bank.•
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idle adjective (NO PURPOSE)
C2 [ before noun ]
without any particular purpose:
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idle chatter/gossip/speculation•
an idle glance•
This is no idle threat.•
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idle adjective (LAZY)
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lazy and not willing to work:
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idleverb [ I ]
US # /ˈaɪ.d l / UK # /ˈaɪ.d l /
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If an engine or machine idles, it runs slowly but does not move or do any work:
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idleadjective
US # /ˈɑɪ·d l /ə
not working, not active, or doing nothing:
Idle also means not useful or not based on fact:
$ %
idle factories•
The machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts.•
$ %
idle speculation•
idleness
noun [ U ] US # /ˈɑɪ·d l·nəs /ə
idly
adverb US # /ˈɑɪd·li , - l·i /ə
I will not stand idly by while my business is being destroyed.•
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(Definition of idle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If an engine idles, it is operating but not doing any work:
Let the engine idle for a minute before you put the car in gear.•
idle | BUSINESS ENGLISH
idleadjective
UK # /ˈaɪdl / US #
PRODUCTION, WORKPLACE
not operating or not being used:
$ %
stand/lie/remain idle As more factories in the city stood idle, workers started leaving.•
FINANCE
used to describe assets that are not earning money or interest, or not earning
enough:
$ %
If you've got a few thousand pounds lying idle in a savings account, think about paying
off part of your mortgage or credit card debts.
•
idle cash/capital/funds These idle funds can be invested on the money market.•
HR, WORKPLACE
unemployed, or not working on a job:
$ %
More than 22,913 assembly workers remained idle because of continued shortages of
imported parts.
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to stop using your employees, factory, machines etc., for example because you
do not have enough work for them to do:
$ %
Lack of demand forced the automaker to idle two more plants on Monday.•
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not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing:
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First recorded before 900, and in 1915–20 for def. 12; Middle English, Old English īdel (adjective) “empty,
trifling, vain, useless”; cognate with German eitel
sluggish.1
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unproductive, useless, empty, rambling, hollow, abortive, bootless, frivolous, fruitless, futile, groundless,
insignificant, irrelevant, nugatory, otiose, pointless, superficial, trivial, unavailing, unnecessary
1. IDLE, INDOLENT, LAZY, SLOTHFUL apply to a person who is not active. To be IDLE is to be inactive or not working at
a job. The word is sometimes derogatory, but not always, since one may be relaxing temporarily or may be
idle through necessity: pleasantly idle on a vacation; to be idle because one is unemployed or because
supplies are lacking. The INDOLENT person is naturally disposed to avoid exertion: indolent and slow in
movement; an indolent and contented fisherman. The LAZY person is averse to exertion or work, and especially
to continued application; the word is usually derogatory: too lazy to earn a living; incurably lazy. SLOTHFUL
denotes a reprehensible unwillingness to carry one's share of the burden: so slothful as to be a burden on
others. 11. See loiter.
The English adjective IDLE comes from Old English īdel, originally meaning “empty” and also “useless,
worthless.” The sense (used of people) “unemployed, out of work” dates from the 10th century. The rather
harsher meaning “avoiding work, lazy, indolent” dates from the 14th century.
One of the senses of the verb idle, “to spend one’s time doing nothing,” dates from the 17th century and is first
recorded in Samuel Pepys’ Diary.
The mechanical sense, used of a motor or engine disengaged from its load and operating at a low speed,
dates from the 20th century.
i·dle·ness, noun
i·dly, adverb
o·ver·i·dle, adjective
o·ver·i·dle·ness, noun
idle , idol, idyll
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idle / (ˈaɪdəl) /
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And in the summer, when the lift is idle, it feeds juice into the local community.
Any upcoming release of a new Apple product guarantees a deafening cacophony of idle speculation from tech sites.
The idle rich had driven down from Biarritz with their uniformed chauffeurs.
Sviatohirsk is an idle forest resort, usually popular with families and the elderly.
unemployed or unoccupied; inactive
not operating or being used
(of money) not being used to earn interest or dividends
not wanting to work; lazy
(when tr, often foll by away) to waste or pass (time) fruitlessly or inactively: he idled the
hours away
(intr) to loiter or move aimlessly
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idler\ ˈīd-lər , ˈī- dᵊl-ər \; idlest\ ˈīd-ləst , ˈī- dᵊl-əst \
Definition of idle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : not occupied or employed: such asa : having no employment : inactive idle workersb : not turned to normal or appropriate use idle farmlandc : not scheduled to compete the team will be idle tomorrow2 : lacking worth or basis : vain idle chatter idle pleasure3a : shiftless, lazyb : having no evident lawful means of support
idle
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idled; idling\ ˈīd-liŋ , ˈī- dᵊl-iŋ \
Definition of idle (Entry 2 of 2)
intransitive verb
1 : to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work the engine isidling2a : to spend time in idlenessb : to move idly
transitive verb
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1 : to pass in idleness2 : to cause to idle3 : to make idle workers idled by a strike
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Adjective
idleness \ ˈī- dᵊl-nəs \ noun
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Synonyms: Adjective
dead,dormant,fallow,free,inactive,inert,inoperative,latent,off,unused,vacant
Synonyms: Verb
bum,chill,dally,dawdle,dillydally,drone,footle,goof (off),hack (around),hang (around or out),hang about[British],kick around,
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kick back,laze,lazy,loaf,loll,lounge,veg out
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active,alive,busy,employed,functioning,going,living,on,operating,operative,running,working
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Adjective
vain, nugatory, otiose, idle, empty, hollow mean being without worth or significance. vain implies eitherabsolute or relative absence of value. vain promises nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance. a monarchwith nugatory powers otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or asuperfluity. a film without a single otiose scene idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect. idlespeculations empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness. anempty attempt at reconciliation a hollow victory
inactive, idle, inert, passive, supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anythingnot in action or in operation or at work. on inactive status as an astronaut inactive accounts idle applies topersons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements. workers were idle in the fields inertas applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as applied to persons it suggests aninherent or habitual indisposition to activity. inert ingredients in drugs an inert citizenry passive impliesimmobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberatesubmissiveness or self-control. passive resistance supine applies only to persons and commonly impliesabjectness or indolence. a supine willingness to play the fool
Verb
idle, loaf, lounge, loll, laze mean to spend time doing nothing. idle may be used in reference to persons that
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move lazily or without purpose. idled the day away loaf suggests either resting or wandering about as thoughthere were nothing to do. she does her work and then loafs the rest of the day lounge, though occasionally usedas equal to idle or loaf, typically conveys an additional implication of resting or reclining against a support or ofphysical comfort and ease in relaxation. he lounged against the wall loll also carries an implication of a posturesimilar to that of lounge, but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude. lolling on the couch lazeusually implies the relaxation of a busy person enjoying a vacation or moments of leisure. lazed about betweenappointments
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Adjective There has been a lot of idle speculation about what might happen, but no one really knows. the idledays of summer
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First Known Use of idle
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Verb
1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2a
History and Etymology for idle
Adjective
Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless
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idle
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English Language Learners Definition of idle
(Entry 1 of 2)
: not working, active, or being used: not having any real purpose or value: not having much activity
idle
verb
English Language Learners Definition of idle (Entry 2 of 2)
of an engine or vehicle : to run without being connected for doing useful work: to spend time doing nothing or nothing usefulUS : to cause (someone or something) to stop working : to make (someone or something) idle
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idle
adjective
\ ˈī-dᵊl \
idler\ ˈīd-lər \; idlest\ ˈīd-ləst \
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1 : not working or in use idle workers idle farmland2 : lazy sense 13 : not based on anything real or serious an idle threat
Other Words from idle
idleness \ ˈī- dᵊl-nəs \ noun
idly \ ˈīd-lē \ adverb
idle
verb
idled; idling\ ˈīd-liŋ \
Kids Definition of idle (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to spend time doing nothing I idled away the afternoon.2 : to run without being connected for doing useful work The engine is idling.
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idol DEFINITIONS AND SYNONYMS
NOUN COUNTABLE US# /ˈaɪd(ə)l/
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De#nition of 'idol'
idol
(aɪdəl ' )Word forms: Word forms: idolsidols
1. 1. COUNTABLE NOUN
If you refer to someone such as a
movie, pop, or sports star as an idolidol,
you mean that they are greatly
admired or loved by their fans.
A great cheer went up from the
crowd as they caught sight of their
idol.
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2. 2. COUNTABLE NOUN
An idolidol is a statue or other object
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believe that it is a god.
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Word Frequency idolin American English
(ˈaɪdəl ' )NOUN
1. 1. an image of a god, used as an object or
instrument of worship
2. 2. in monotheistic belief, any heathen
deity
3. 3. any object of ardent or excessive
devotion or admiration
4. 4. a false notion or idea that causes errors
in thinking or reasoning
5. 5. Archaic
anything that has no substance but can
be seen, as an image in a mirror
6. 6. Obsolete
a. a. any image or e"gy
b. b. an impostor
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Word origin
ME idole < OFr < L idolum, an image, form,
specter, apparition (in LL(Ec), idol) < Gr
eidōlon, an image, phantom (in LGr(Ec), idol)
< eidos, form: see -oid
idol
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Word Frequency idolin American English
(ˈaidl)
NOUN
1. 1. an image or other material object
representing a deity to which religious
worship is addressed
2. 2. Bible
a. a. an image of a deity other than God
b. b. the deity itself
3. 3. any person or thing regarded with blind
admiration, adoration, or devotion
Madame Curie had been her childhood
idol
4. 4. a mere image or semblance of
something, visible but without
substance, as a phantom
5. 5. a $gment of the mind; fantasy
6. 6. a false conception or notion; fallacy
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Word origin
[1200–50; ME ‹ LL īdōlum ‹ Gk eídōlon
image, idol, deriv. of eîdos shape, form]
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Word Frequency idolin British English
(ˈaɪdəl ' )NOUN
1. 1. a material object, esp a carved image,
that is worshipped as a god
2. 2. Christianity, Judaism
any being (other than the one God) to
which divine honour is paid
3. 3. a person who is revered, admired, or
highly loved
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idol
British English: idol noun
An idol is a famous person who is greatly
admired or loved.
A great cheer went up from the crowd as they
caught sight of their idol.
American English: idol
Brazilian Portuguese: ídolo
Chinese:
European Spanish: ídolo
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idolnoun [ C ]
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idol [ ahyd-l ] SHOW IPA
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an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is
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an image of a deity other than God.
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any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion:
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idle wheel, idly, IDN, Ido, idocrase, idol, idolater, idolatrize, idolatrous, idolatry, idolism
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First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English from Late Latin īdōlum from Greek eídōlon “image, idol,” derivative
of eîdos “shape, form”
bookmark, darling, pet.3
1. See image.
idle, idol , idyll
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deity, hero, darling, icon, superstar, simulacrum, desire, god, image, favorite, beloved, inamorata, dear, fetish,
goddess, golden calf, eidolon, graven image
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idol / (ˈaɪdəl) /
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Working for his idol, though life-changing, is far from easy.
a material object, esp a carved image, that is worshipped as a god
Christianity Judaism any being (other than the one God) to which divine honour is paid
a person who is revered, admired, or highly loved
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1 : an object of extreme devotion a movie idol also : ideal sense 22 : a representation or symbol of an object of worship broadly : a false god3a : a likeness of somethingb obsolete : pretender, impostor4 : a false conception : fallacy5 : a form or appearance visible but without substance an enchanted phantom, a lifeless idol— P. B. Shelley
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god,hero,icon(also ikon)
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an actor who is the idol of millions a movie idol whose reprehensible offscreen behavior caused him toexperience a spectacular fall from grace
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Recent Examples on the Web Tanner dismisses his age as a prohibiting factor, saying Mike Tyson and RoyJones Jr, his idol, are fighting this month. — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, "Hutton: Charles ‘Duke’Tanner’s dream of a title bout ended when he went to prison. Granted clemency, he’s determined to fightagain.," 13 Nov. 2020 The kid who spent the previous day sobbing when his basketball idol died in a helicoptercrash. — Star Tribune, "Austin’s true colors," 23 Feb. 2020
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First Known Use of idol
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology for idol
Middle English, from Anglo-French idle, from Late Latin idolum, from Greek eidōlon image, idol; akin toGreek eidos form — more at idyll
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: a greatly loved or admired person: a picture or object that is worshipped as a god
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1 : an image worshipped as a god2 : a much loved or admired person or thing a movie idol
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