otiosity

/ˌoʊ.ʃiˈɑs.ə.ti/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

The state or quality of being otiose.

Countable; Uncountable

"There is no doubt that the ordinary reader would enjoy, and he certainly would profit much by, a revival of the classic work—if only he did not fall asleep over its magniloquent but perissological otiosity."

From otiose + -ity, from Middle French ociosité, from Latin otiositas, from Latin otiosus + -itas (“-ity”).

otiosities (plural)

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How do you pronounce otiosity?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈɑs.ə.ti/.

What does otiosity mean?

The state or quality of being otiose.

Where does otiosity come from?

From otiose + -ity, from Middle French ociosité, from Latin otiositas, from Latin otiosus + -itas (“-ity”).

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