otiose
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
otiose lines in a play
Related & opposite
- mindlessness derivation
- purposelessness derivation
- worthless similar to
Sense 2 adjective
producing no result or effect
a futile effort
Related & opposite
- futility derivation
- ineffectiveness derivation
- useless similar to
Sense 3 adjective
disinclined to work or exertion
faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mindlessness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purposelessness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | worthless |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | futility |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ineffectiveness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | useless |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acedia |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | laziness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | faineance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sloth |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | idle |