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- DictionaryO·ti·ose/ˈōdēˌōz/
adjective
- 1. serving no practical purpose or result: "he did fuss, uttering otiose explanations"
Otiose means producing no useful result, being at leisure, or lacking use or effect. Learn its synonyms, etymology, and examples of usage from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Otiose means being at leisure, idle, or indolent. It also means ineffective, futile, or useless. See the origin, pronunciation, and usage of otiose in sentences.
adjective. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. “ otiose lines in a play”. synonyms: pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted. worthless. lacking in usefulness or value. adjective. producing no result or effect. “an otiose undertaking”.
Otiose means unnecessary or redundant, especially in language or ideas. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
Otiose means unnecessary or redundant, especially in words, phrases or ideas. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in Chinese.
Otiose means serving no useful purpose, ineffective, or lazy. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of otiose in English and Spanish, and see examples of its usage and antonyms.
Otiose means serving no useful purpose, idle, or superfluous. It comes from Latin ōtiōsus, meaning leisured. See examples, synonyms, and word frequency of otiose.
