idle talk
noun
Simple meaning
Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
eyeduhltawkSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈaɪdəlˈtɔk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Used this way, idle talk is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Lazy or unmotivated
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
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