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Get to know Otiose better with 1 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like pointless or slothful. In Dutch this translates to zinloos.

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Otiose in a sentence

Otiose meaning

  1. Having no effect.
  2. Done in a careless or perfunctory manner.
  3. Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.

Synonyms of Otiose

pointless work-shy slothful lazy indolent faineant useless unavailing ineffectual futile worthless wasted superfluous idle

Related words

Other words often associated with Otiose or its synonyms:

ineffective unproductive toothless slow senseless supererogatory unusable bony negligible extra unprofitable atrophied

Otiose vertaling naar Nederlands

zinloos

Using Otiose

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having no effect. | Done in a careless or perfunctory manner. | Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
  • Useful related words include: pointless, work-shy, slothful, lazy.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: zinloos.

Context around Otiose

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Otiose

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bill is otiose and superfluous 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

weighed against the 1×

Common sentence endings:

otiose and superfluous 1×

Words around Otiose

Just before it in the word index:

oting 2 otin 2 otim 2 otiluke 2 otilia 2 otiki 3

Just after it in the word index:

otiotio 3 otis 264 otisco 2 otisfield 2 otisville 4 otitis 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Otiose

  • In this selection, "otiose" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bill is otiose and superfluous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "otiose" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with otiose

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Weighed against the background of extant laws in Nigeria the bill is otiose and superfluous. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Weighed against the background of extant laws in Nigeria the bill is otiose and superfluous. (15 words)

Example sentences (1)

Weighed against the background of extant laws in Nigeria the bill is otiose and superfluous.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "otiose" in a sentence?
An example: "Weighed against the background of extant laws in Nigeria the bill is otiose and superfluous." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "otiose" from authentic English texts.
What does "otiose" mean?
Otiose means: Having no effect.
What are synonyms of "otiose"?
Common synonyms of "otiose" include: pointless, work-shy, slothful, lazy, indolent, faineant, useless, unavailing. Plus 6 more synonyms.
What is "otiose" in Dutch?
"otiose" translates to Dutch as: zinloos.
How many example sentences with "otiose" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "otiose", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.