Otiose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lazy; indolent.
  • adj. Of no use.
  • adj. Ineffective; futile. See Synonyms at vain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Resulting in no effect.
  • adj. Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
  • adj. Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Being at rest or ease; not at work; unemployed; inactive; idle.
  • Made, done, or performed in a leisurely, half-hearted way; perfunctory, negligent; careless; hence, ineffective; vain; futile; to no purpose.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. disinclined to work or exertion
  • adj. producing no result or effect
  • adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • Equivalent
    idle    useless    worthless   
    Form
    otiosity    otioseness    otiosely   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unemployed    indolent    idle    useless    barren   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts