Difference between Idol, idle, and ideal

These three words are often confusing and sound somewhat similar when they are pronounced. Most of the people who claim that they know the English better, even they don’t know the difference between these words and also don’t know the particular meaning of these words.

But now English Branded is here for you with solution of 
each and every query and confusion.
Let’s learn the difference......

What is the difference between Idol, Idle, and Ideal?

Idol – It means that “a statue that people treat it as a god”

Or, “Any famous personality or someone else who is admired or loved.”

Idol is just a statue (of God, or can be of any famous 
person) to whom people show their respect and treats it as
their god.

Idol is a noun.

Example - Some movie stars are being worshiped as the idol in southern India.

Synonyms – hero, effigy, icon

Idle – It means that “someone who is lazy”

Or, “someone who is not willing to do anything”

Or, “someone who is not interested to put efforts in doing 
something”

Or, “someone or something which is not being used”

Or, “someone who is not wanting to work hard”

We often say someone idle when we see someone not doing 

anything and just waste their time.


Idle is an adjective.

Example – If you being idle you’ll delay your success on your own.

Synonyms – lazy, slothful, shiftless


Let’s move on to the last word “ideal”...


Ideal – “A person or thing which is regarded as perfect”

Or we can also, say that something which is most suitable for someone.

In other words, it means that someone whom people follow 
passionately, people treat someone as their mentor, they follow whatever their ideal says.
Example – 

1.Sachin Tendulkar is ideal for most of the 
cricket fans in India.

2. Nobody is ideal in this rapidly transforming world.

Here is a sentence, ideal refers to the “perfect” and the 
the sentence becomes like this

“nobody is perfect in this rapidly transforming world.”


Synonyms – perfection, epitome, absolute, paragon




                                  

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