ˈōshēˌōs, ˈōd.ēˌōs adjective
Etymology: Latin otiosus, from otium ease, leisure + -osus -ose
1. : being at leisure or ease : idle , unemployed
2. : without profit : sterile , futile
an otiose undertaking
3. : lacking use or effect : functionless
otiose letters in an alphabet
otiose lines in a play
4. of a deity : remote and aloof : not concerned with the details of the world
Synonyms: see vain