Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Otiose — O ti*ose , a. [L. otiosus, fr. otium ease.] Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle. Otiose assent. Paley. [1913 Webster] The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and unprofitable cessation from even good deeds which they… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
otiose — I adjective abortive, apathetic, arid, barren, bootless, dallying, dilatory, disengaged, dispensable, disused, dormant, dried up, effete, exhausted, expendable, faineant, fallow, feckless, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, impracticable,… … Law dictionary
otiose — *vain, nugatory, idle, empty, hollow Analogous words: *superfluous, supernumerary, surplus: *futile, vain, fruitless, bootless … New Dictionary of Synonyms
otiose — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ serving no practical purpose; pointless. ORIGIN Latin otiosus, from otium leisure … English terms dictionary
otiose — [ō′shē ōs΄, ōt′ēōs΄] adj. [L otiosus < otium, leisure] 1. Rare idle; indolent 2. ineffective; futile 3. useless; superfluous SYN. VAIN otiosely adv. otiosity [ō′shēäs′ə tē, ōt′ēäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
otiose — adjective /ˈəʊ.ʃi.əʊs,ˈoʊ.ʃi.oʊs/ a) Resulting in no effect. On Friday morning, I had to be at my house affairs before seven; and they kept me in Apia till past ten, disputing, and consulting about brick and stone and native and hydraulic lime,… … Wiktionary
otiose — adjective formal ideas or words that are otiose are unnecessary; redundant (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
otiose — adjective Etymology: Latin otiosus, from otium leisure Date: 1794 1. producing no useful result ; futile 2. being at leisure ; idle 3. lacking use or effect ; functionless Synonyms: see vain • otiosely … New Collegiate Dictionary
otiose — otiosely, adv. otiosity /oh shee os i tee, oh tee /, otioseness, n. /oh shee ohs , oh tee /, adj. 1. being at leisure; idle; indolent. 2. ineffective or futile. 3. superfluous or useless. [1785 95; < L otiosus at leisure, equiv. to oti(um)… … Universalium
otiose — Synonyms and related words: abortive, airy, asinine, at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, available, barren, bootless, catchpenny, disengaged, empty, fallow, fatuous, flimsy, foolish, free, fribble, fribbling, frivolous, frothy, fruitless,… … Moby Thesaurus
