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otioseness Definition


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otiose
adj
    formal:
    1. Futile.
      Thesaurus: futile, useless, hopeless, vain.
    2. Said eg of a word or expression, etc in a particular context: serving no purpose; unnecessary; superfluous.
    3. Lazy; idle.
      Thesaurus: lazy, indolent, idle, listless, slothful.
Derivative: otiosity
noun
    Etymology: 18c: from Latin otiosus, from otium leisure.



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