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   otiose

   /ˈəʊtɪəʊs/

   adjective

   • 1. serving no practical purpose or result: "there were occasions when I felt my efforts were rather otiose"
   • 2. indolent or idle. archaic

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Latin otiosus, from otium ‘leisure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. otiosely adverb
   • 2. otiosity noun

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   What is another word for otiose?

   • 1. Lazy; indolent. 2. Of no use; pointless or superfluous: It is otiose to review what happened when the events are so well-known. 3. Ineffective; futile. See Synonyms at vain. [Latin ōtiōsus, idle, from ōtium, leisure .] o′ti·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does otiosity mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word otiosity. Did you actually mean outcaste or outcast? The state or quality of being otiose. Etymology: From ociosité, from otiositas, from otiosus + -itas. How to pronounce otiosity? How to say otiosity in sign language? "otiosity."

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   How do you pronounce otiose?

   • Otiose, which can be pronounced either with a t sound (OH-tee-ohs) or a sh sound (OH-she-ohs), comes from the Latin word otium "leisure," but its modern meaning is closer to "leisure suit," that is, useless and not very handsome. If you're already wearing suspenders, then a belt is otiose. "Otiose."

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   When was otiose first used?

   • 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.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOTIOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Otiose means unnecessary or redundant, especially in language or ideas. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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     OTIOSE meaning: 1. used to describe a word or phrase, or...

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   • Otiose in Simplified Chinese

     OTIOSE translate: （词、短语或观点）无用的，多余的，冗赘的. Learn more in the...

   • Otiose in Traditional Chinese

     OTIOSE translate: （詞、片語或觀點）無用的，多餘的，冗贅的. Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of OTIOSE is producing no useful result : futile. How to use otiose in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Otiose.

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   Otiose, which can be pronounced either with a t sound (OH-tee-ohs) or a sh sound (OH-she-ohs), comes from the Latin word otium "leisure," but its modern meaning is closer to "leisure suit," that is, useless and not very handsome. If you're already wearing suspenders, then a belt is otiose.

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   Otiose means serving no useful purpose, idle, or superfluous. It comes from Latin ōtiōsus, meaning leisured. See examples, synonyms, and word frequency of otiose.

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   Otiose means having no useful purpose or being unnecessary. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pronunciation, pictures and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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