otiose

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ōtiōsus (“idle”), from ōtium (“ease”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.ʃi.əʊs/ or /ˈəʊ.ti.əʊs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.ʃi.oʊs/ or /ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs/ === Adjective === otiose (comparative more otiose, superlative most otiose) Having no effect. Synonyms: futile, ineffective, pointless; see also Thesaurus:futile Antonyms: productive, useful; see also Thesaurus:productive Done in a careless or perfunctory manner. Synonyms: negligent, reckless, unthinking; see also Thesaurus:careless Antonyms: careful, considered; see also Thesaurus:meticulous Reluctant to work or to exert oneself. Synonyms: indolent, lazy, sluggish; see also Thesaurus:lazy Antonyms: hardworking, studious; see also Thesaurus:industrious Of a person, possessing a bored indolence. Synonyms: blasé, nonplussed, unaroused; see also Thesaurus:apathetic Antonyms: engaged, passionate; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose. Synonyms: superfluous, irrelevant, pointless; see also Thesaurus:irrelevant Antonyms: essential, necessary; see also Thesaurus:requisite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Adjective === ōtiōse vocative masculine singular of ōtiōsus === References === “otiose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “otiose”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “otiose”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.