Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

otiant

/ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: otiant
IPA: /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent.

adj

Having no force or sound, like the l in would.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"They […] who relegate the Supreme to the otiant ease of Epicurus, cut the nerves of moral obligation."
""You will see a new kind of country, soft of voice, otiant of manner, dressed in purple, and gray and blue. When you see you will think of the dateless leisure of Olympus. You will contrast it sharply with the Piedmont. One look at these gnarled old oaks and red-blooded hills[…]"
"Some letters are otiant in Modern Syriac, being generally, if not always, those retained for the sake of etymology, […]"

Etymology

From Latin ōtior (“be at ease, enjoy leisure”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ōtior

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more otiant (comparative) most otiant (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

quiescent silent

Questions

How do you pronounce otiant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/.
What does otiant mean?: At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent.
Where does otiant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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