dead vs idle

dead and idle both are nouns.

dead and idle both are adjectives.

dead is not a verb while idle is a verb.

dead is an adverb but idle is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
idle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As adjectives, dead and idle are synonyms defined as:

dead and idle: not yielding a return

dead (noun)	idle (noun)
people who are no longer living	the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

dead (adjective)	idle (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life	not in action or at work
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat	silly or trivial
the complete stoppage of an action	not in active use
not surviving in active use	lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
physically inactive	not having a job
devoid of activity	not yielding a return
lacking resilience or bounce	without a basis in reason or fact
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
devoid of physical sensation; numb
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
no longer having force or relevance
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance

dead (verb)	idle (verb)
	run disconnected or idle
	be idle; exist in a changeless situation

dead (adverb)	idle (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation

Difference between dead and idle

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