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o·ti·ose

(ō′shē-ōs′, ō′tē-)

adj.

1. Lazy; indolent.

2. Of no use; pointless or superfluous: It is otiose to review what happened when the events are so well-known.

3. Ineffective; futile. See Synonyms at vain.

[Latin ōtiōsus, idle, from ōtium, leisure.]

o′ti·ose′ly adv.

o′ti·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

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otiose

(ˈəʊtɪˌəʊs; -ˌəʊz)

adj

1. serving no useful purpose: otiose language.

2. rare indolent; lazy

[C18: from Latin ōtiōsus leisured, from ōtium leisure]

otiosity, ˈotioseness n

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o•ti•ose

(ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti-)

adj.

1. being at leisure; idle.

2. ineffective or futile.

3. superfluous or useless.

[1785–95; < Latin ōtiōsus at leisure]

o′ti•ose`ly, adv.

o`ti•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) o′ti•ose`ness, n.

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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"

otiose

adjective

Lacking value, use, or substance:

empty, hollow, idle, vacant, vain.

Translations

ozioso

doelloos lui overbodig zinloos

leniwy

бесцельный ленивый праздный

otiose

[ˈəʊtɪəʊs] ADJ → ocioso, inútil

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otiose

adj (liter) → müßig (geh)

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