idle vs dead

idle and dead both are nouns.

idle and dead both are adjectives.

idle is a verb but dead is not a verb.

idle is not an adverb while dead is an adverb.

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

As adjectives, idle and dead are synonyms defined as:

idle and dead: not yielding a return

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

idle (adjective)	dead (adjective)
not in action or at work	no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
silly or trivial	not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
not in active use	the complete stoppage of an action
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility	not surviving in active use
not having a job	physically inactive
not yielding a return	devoid of activity
without a basis in reason or fact	lacking resilience or bounce
	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

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

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

Difference between idle and dead

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