otiose

Meaning

1. Having no effect.
2. Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.
3. Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
4. Of a person, possessing a bored indolence.
5. Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.

Synonyms

lazy

idle

futile

useless

unavailing

indolent

slothful

pointless

purposeless

bootless

ineffectual

senseless

vain

wasted

work-shy

needless

superfluous

faineant

inessential

late

discomfited

leisured

lingering

nugatory

ne’er do well

redundant

shiftless

sleeveless

slow

sluggard

feckless

supernumerary

trashy

unasked

dilatory

uncalled-for

unemployed

unnecessary

unneeded

unsolicited

dead

💀

worthless

waste

stuff

fruitless

dud

gratuitous

has-been

drossy

idler

Translations

inútil

ozioso

müßig

zinloos

inutile

οκνηρός

inutile

inepte

oisif

zwecklos

incapaç

περιττός

τεμπέλης

va

ineficaç

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.ʃi.əʊs/

Etymology

From Latin ōtiōsus (“idle”), from ōtium (“ease”).