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Idel vs Lazy - What's the difference?

idel | lazy |

As verbs the difference between idel and lazy

is that idel is to say; to tell while lazy is (label) to laze, act in a lazy manner.

As an adjective lazy is

unwilling to do work or make an effort.

idel

Not English

Idel has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'idel':

ideal, idol, idyll, ital, idyl, iodal

lazy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
  • Requiring little or no effort.
  • Relaxed or leisurely.
  • (label) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
  • (label) Turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical.
  • (label) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
  • wicked; vicious
    • (Ben Jonson)

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "lazy" is often applied: person, man, woman, bastard, morning, day, time, way.

    Synonyms

    * (unwilling to work) bone-idle, idle, indolent, slothful, work-shy * See also

    Derived terms

    * laze * laziness * lazybones * lazy evaluation * lazy eye * lazy Susan

    Verb

  • (label) To laze, act in a lazy manner
    • 1000 English basic words