otiose C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈoʊʃiˌoʊs/ UK /ˈəʊtiəʊs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj serving no practical purpose; futile or idle The committee's otiose deliberations achieved nothing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving no practical... futileuselesspointlesssuperfluousidleredundantineffectualpurposeless ↔ Opposites usefulpurposefulproductiveessentialeffective Word family Derived forms otioselyotiosenessotiosity Related forms negotiate Etymology AI details From Latin 'otiosus' ('at leisure, idle'), from 'otium' ('leisure, ease, idleness'); the modern sense 'serving no purpose' developed from the notion of idleness. otiosus Latin otium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # otiose **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊʃiˌoʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊtiəʊs/ ## Meanings 1. serving no practical purpose; futile or idle ## Examples - The committee's otiose deliberations achieved nothing. ## Synonyms - futile - useless - pointless - superfluous - idle - redundant - ineffectual - purposeless ## Antonyms - useful - purposeful - productive - essential - effective ## Derived Forms - otiosely - otioseness - otiosity ## Related Forms - negotiate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: otiosus - Root: otium ## Etymology From Latin 'otiosus' ('at leisure, idle'), from 'otium' ('leisure, ease, idleness'); the modern sense 'serving no purpose' developed from the notion of idleness. ## AI Etymology Otiose is from Latin 'otiosus' ('at leisure, idle'), from 'otium' ('leisure, ease, idleness'); the modern sense 'serving no purpose' developed from the notion of idleness. In present-day use, it means serving no practical purpose; futile or idle. Derived formations include otiosely, otioseness, and otiosity. Related vocabulary includes negotiate. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown