OTIOSE


Meaning of OTIOSE in English

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

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