otiose
21otiose — UK [ˈəʊtɪəʊs] / US [ˈoʊʃɪˌoʊs] / US [ˈoʊtɪˌɔʊs] adjective very formal not necessary and with no useful purpose …
22otiose — o•ti•ose [[t]ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti [/t]] adj. 1) being at leisure; idle 2) ineffective or futile 3) superfluous or useless • Etymology: 1785–95; < L ōtiōsus at leisure o′ti•ose ly, adv. o ti•os′i•ty ˈɒs ɪ ti o′ti•ose ness,n …
23otiose — /ˈoʊtioʊs/ (say ohteeohs) adjective 1. at leisure; idle; indolent. 2. ineffective or futile. 3. superfluous or useless. {Latin ōtiōsus} –otiosely, adverb –otiosity /oʊtiˈɒsəti/ (say ohtee osuhtee), noun …
24otiose — a. idle; useless; futile. ♦ otiosity, n …
25otiose — see NEGOTIATE …
26otiose — adj. 1 serving no practical purpose; not required; functionless. 2 archaic indolent; futile. Derivatives: otiosely adv. otioseness n. Etymology: L otiosus f. otium leisure …
27In aurem utramvis otiose dormire. — См. Одним ухом спит, другим слышит …
Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
28vain — 1 Vain, nugatory, otiose, idle, empty, hollow are comparable when they mean devoid of worth or significance. Something vain (see also FUTILE) is devoid of all value, either absolutely because worthless, superfluous, or unprofitable or relatively… …
29vain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. proud, conceited; futile, fruitless; trivial. See vanity, uselessness, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Possessing unwarranted self esteem] Syn. proud, arrogant, haughty; see egotistic 2 . 2 …
30vain — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, empty, futile, from Latin vanus more at wane Date: 14th century 1. having no real value ; idle, worthless < vain pretensions > 2. marked by futility or ineffectualness ; unsuccessful,… …
