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otiose |
Overview of adj otiose The adj otiose has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted -- (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words") 2. futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing -- (producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt") 3. faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (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") Antonyms of adj otiose 3 senses of otiose Sense 1 otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted INDIRECT (VIA worthless) -> valuable Sense 2 futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing INDIRECT (VIA useless) -> useful, utile Sense 3 faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy INDIRECT (VIA idle) -> busy Similarity of adj otiose 3 senses of otiose Sense 1 otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted => worthless (vs. valuable) Sense 2 futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing => useless (vs. useful) Sense 3 faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy => idle (vs. busy) Attributes of adj otiose Familiarity of adj otiose otiose used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj otiose otiose Overview of adj otiose The adj otiose has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted -- (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words") 2. futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing -- (producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt") 3. faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy -- (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")
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