otiose

adjective

oti·ose ˈō-shē-ˌōs How to pronounce otiose (audio)

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: producing no useful result : futile

: being at leisure : idle

: lacking use or effect : functionless

otiosely adverb

otioseness noun

otiosity

ˌō-shē-ˈä-sə-tē How to pronounce otiose (audio)

ˌō-tē-

noun

otiose

adjective

as in futile

producing no results since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it

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futile
useless
unsuccessful
unavailing
ineffectual
profitless
abortive
unprofitable
meaningless
bootless
ineffective
unproductive
inefficacious
vain
fruitless
worthless
in vain
valueless
impossible
insufficient
pointless
inadequate
barren
empty
no dice
hollow
not worth the candle
lost
idle
of no avail
hopeless
unattainable
counterproductive
lacking
no-win
wanting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

efficient
effective
virtuous
profitable
effectual
productive
fruitful
successful
potent
meaningful
worthwhile
efficacious
deadly
sufficient
adequate
practical
feasible
functional
applicable
practicable
workable
realizable
usable
useable

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Some common synonyms of otiose are empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, and vain. While all these words mean "being without worth or significance," otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a superfluity.

a film without a single otiose scene

Both empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness.

an empty attempt at reconciliation

a hollow victory

The synonyms idle and otiose are sometimes interchangeable, but idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect.

idle speculations

Although the words nugatory and otiose have much in common, nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance.

a monarch with nugatory powers

The words vain and otiose are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value.

vain promises

单词	otiose
释义	otiose adjective oti·ose ˈō-shē-ˌōs ˈō-tē- 1 : producing no useful result : futile 2 : being at leisure : idle 3 : lacking use or effect : functionless otiosely adverb otioseness noun otiosity ˌō-shē-ˈä-sə-tē ˌō-tē- noun Did you know? Otiose was first used in English in the late-18th century to describe things producing no useful result. By mid-19th century, it was being used in keeping with its Latin source otiosus, meaning "at leisure." There is also the noun form otiosity, which predates otiose by approximately three centuries. That noun is rarely found in writing today, but it makes an appearance on the occasional spelling bee word list. Synonyms abortive barren bootless empty fruitless futile ineffective ineffectual inefficacious profitless unavailing unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful useless vain See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it Word History Etymology Latin otiosus, from otium leisure First Known Use 1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1 otiose adjective as in futile producing no results since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance futile useless unsuccessful unavailing ineffectual profitless abortive unprofitable meaningless bootless ineffective unproductive inefficacious vain fruitless worthless in vain valueless impossible insufficient pointless inadequate barren empty no dice hollow not worth the candle lost idle of no avail hopeless unattainable counterproductive lacking no-win wanting Antonyms & Near Antonyms efficient effective virtuous profitable effectual productive fruitful successful potent meaningful worthwhile efficacious deadly sufficient adequate practical feasible functional applicable practicable workable realizable usable useable See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of otiose are empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, and vain. While all these words mean "being without worth or significance," otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a superfluity. a film without a single otiose scene Both empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness. an empty attempt at reconciliation a hollow victory The synonyms idle and otiose are sometimes interchangeable, but idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect. idle speculations Although the words nugatory and otiose have much in common, nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance. a monarch with nugatory powers The words vain and otiose are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value. vain promises
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otiose

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