o·ti·ose (  sh -s , t-)[Latin tisus, idle, from tium, leisure.]o ti·osely adv.o ti·osi·ty (- s -t) n. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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"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" idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" |
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