otiose

o·ti·ose  (sh-s, t-)

adj.

1. Lazy; indolent.

2. Of no use.

3. Ineffective; futile. See Synonyms at vain.

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[Latin tisus, idle, from tium, leisure.]

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oti·osely adv.

oti·osi·ty (-s-t) n.

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otiose [ˈəʊtɪˌəʊs -ˌəʊz]

adj

1. serving no useful purpose otiose language

2. Rare indolent; lazy

[from Latin ōtiōsus leisured, from ōtium leisure]

otiosity  [ˌəʊtɪˈɒsɪtɪ], otioseness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	otiose - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" superfluous, wasted, pointless, purposeless, senseless worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
	2.	otiose - producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" futile, unavailing, ineffectual useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
	3.	otiose - disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" faineant, indolent, slothful, work-shy, lazy idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"

Translations

otiose [ˈəʊtɪəʊs] ADJ → ocioso, inútil

otiose

adj (liter) → müßig (geh)