Synonyms for otiose
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-shee-ohs, oh-tee- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti- |
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Définition of otiose
Origin :- 1794, "unfruitful, futile," from Latin otiosus "having leisure or ease,unoccupied, idle, not busy" (source of French oiseux, Spanish ocioso, Italian otioso), from otium "leisure, free time, freedom from business," of unknown origin. Meaning "at leisure, idle" is recorded from 1850. Cf. Latin phrase otium cum dignitate "leisure with dignity." Earlier adjective in English was otious- "at ease" (1610s), and Middle English had noun otiosity (late 15c.).
- adj lazy
- adj futile
- adj useless
- Compare the supreme being of the Caribs, beneficent, otiose, unadored.
- Extract from : « Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 » by Andrew Lang
- Women with otiose husbands have a task to preserve friendship.
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- But in the great work of redemption the will of man cannot be otiose.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings » by F. W. Farrar
- He is an absolute master of the otiose word, the superfluous sentence.
- Extract from : « The Art of Letters » by Robert Lynd
- It appears to me that these affable familiar ghosts, practically serviceable, had cast the otiose Atahocan into the background.
- Extract from : « Magic and Religion » by Andrew Lang
- The Bible is verbally inspired at least in the sense that nothing in it is otiose; every word is meant.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians » by James Denney
- He is, however, in part an otiose deity and can hardly be said to rule over this otherworldly realm.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy
- Otherwise it would result that the words name and alone would be otiose.
- Extract from : « The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha » by Madhava Acharya
- But to judge from the otiose majesty of some publishers, one would imagine that they had written at least "Childe Harold."
- Extract from : « Books and Persons » by Arnold Bennett
- As he which wolde go: otiose, or at best meaning no more than 'desiring to go'.
- Extract from : « Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose » by Various
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