otiose

[ oh-shee-ohs, oh-tee- ]

/ ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti- /

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adjective

being at leisure; idle; indolent.

ineffective or futile.

superfluous or useless.

Origin of otiose

First recorded in 1785–95; from Latin ōtiōsus “at leisure, inactive, undisturbed,” equivalent to ōti(um) “leisure, spare time” + -ōsus adjective suffix; see -ose¹

SYNONYMS FOR otiose

1 lazy, slothful.

2 ineffectual, vain, hollow, profitless.

3 redundant, worthless, pointless.

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OTHER WORDS FROM otiose

o·ti·ose·ly, adverbo·ti·os·i·ty

[oh-shee-os-i-tee, oh-tee-], /ˌoʊ ʃiˈɒs ɪ ti, ˌoʊ ti-/, o·ti·ose·ness, noun

Words nearby otiose

Othoniel, otic, otic capsule, otic ganglion, otic vesicle, otiose, Otis, otitic meningitis, otitis, otitis externa, otitis externa circumscripta

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Example sentences from the Web for otiose

But to judge from the otiose majesty of some publishers, one would imagine that they had written at least "Childe Harold."
Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett
A historian may be a theist; but, so far as his work is concerned, this particular belief is otiose.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
The Bible is verbally inspired at least in the sense that nothing in it is otiose; every word is meant.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians|James Denney
Searching comparisons between the arts of Strindberg and Shakespeare are otiose.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby

But in the great work of redemption the will of man cannot be otiose.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for otiose

otiose

/ (ˈəʊtɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz) /

adjective

serving no useful purposeotiose language

rare indolent; lazy

Derived forms of otiose

otiosity (ˌəʊtɪˈɒsɪtɪ) or otioseness, noun

Word Origin for otiose

C18: from Latin ōtiōsus leisured, from ōtium leisure

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单词	otiose
释义	otiose [ oh-shee-ohs, oh-tee- ] / ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR otiose ON THESAURUS.COM adjective being at leisure; idle; indolent. ineffective or futile. superfluous or useless. Origin of otiose First recorded in 1785–95; from Latin ōtiōsus “at leisure, inactive, undisturbed,” equivalent to ōti(um) “leisure, spare time” + -ōsus adjective suffix; see -ose¹ SYNONYMS FOR otiose 1 lazy, slothful. 2 ineffectual, vain, hollow, profitless. 3 redundant, worthless, pointless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR otiose ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM otiose o·ti·ose·ly, adverbo·ti·os·i·ty [oh-shee-os-i-tee, oh-tee-], /ˌoʊ ʃiˈɒs ɪ ti, ˌoʊ ti-/, o·ti·ose·ness, noun Words nearby otiose Othoniel, otic, otic capsule, otic ganglion, otic vesicle, otiose, Otis, otitic meningitis, otitis, otitis externa, otitis externa circumscripta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for otiose But to judge from the otiose majesty of some publishers, one would imagine that they had written at least "Childe Harold." Books and Persons\|Arnold Bennett A historian may be a theist; but, so far as his work is concerned, this particular belief is otiose. Evolution in Modern Thought\|Ernst Haeckel The Bible is verbally inspired at least in the sense that nothing in it is otiose; every word is meant. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians\|James Denney Searching comparisons between the arts of Strindberg and Shakespeare are otiose. August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt\|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby But in the great work of redemption the will of man cannot be otiose. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings\|F. W. Farrar British Dictionary definitions for otiose otiose / (ˈəʊtɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz) / adjective serving no useful purposeotiose language rare indolent; lazy Derived forms of otiose otiosity (ˌəʊtɪˈɒsɪtɪ) or otioseness, noun Word Origin for otiose C18: from Latin ōtiōsus leisured, from ōtium leisure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to otiose idle, indolent, listless, slothful, hopeless, ineffective, useless, vain, empty, futile, hollow, inactive, laggard, lazy, sterile, superfluous, surplus
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otiose

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adjective

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