ijl

Meaning

Adj

1. rarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense
2. (obsolete) skinny, lacking fat
3. (obsolete) empty

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):

Noun

rush, haste

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):

Concepts

haste

thin

quickness

rapidity

speed

swiftness

promptitude

promptness

hurry

airy

rare

rush

Synonyms

dun

dungezaaid

iel

haast

haastigheid

vlugheid

rapheid

snelheid

spoed

vaart

gezwindheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛil/

Etymology

Contracted from late Middle Dutch idel, which survives uncontracted as ijdel. An alternative contracted form led to iel.