oisif

Meaning

idle (not engaged in any occupation)

Concepts

idle

otiose

careless

loafer

loon

unproductive

be

be lazy

inactive

lazy

Synonyms

paresseux

négligent

inactif

oisive

fainéant

roue folle

niais

flâneur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wa.zif/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French oysif, ouesif, from Old French oisdif, back-formed from oisdive (“idleness”), in turn derived from oisos (“idle”), from Latin ōtiōsus (“idle”). It has the same root as oiseux (“idle, lazy; boring”). Compare the pair Old French voisos (“spoiled; corrupt”) and voisdie, voisdive (“ruse, trick; subtlety, skill”), both from Latin vitiō, vitiāre (“to spoil something”).