What does otiose mean?
Definitions for otiose
ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti-otiose
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Princeton's WordNet
otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wastedadjective
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
"otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailingadjective
producing no result or effect
"a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shyadjective
disinclined to work or exertion
"faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
Wiktionary
otioseadjective
Resulting in no effect.
otioseadjective
Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
otioseadjective
Having no reason for being (raison d'être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
Etymology: From otiosus, from otium
ChatGPT
otiose
Otiose refers to something that is unnecessary, redundant, or superfluous; it can also mean being lazy or indolent.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Otiose
o′shi-ōs, adj. unoccupied: lazy: done in a careless way, perfunctory, futile.—n. Otios′ity, ease, idleness. [L. otiosus—otium, rest.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of otiose in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of otiose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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