otiosity

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/ˌəʊ.ʃi(ː)ˈɒs.ə.ti/

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/ˌəʊ.ʃi(ː)ˈɒs.ə.ti/ · /ˌəʊ.ti(ː)ˈɒs.ə.ti/ · /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈɑs.ə.ti/ · /ˌoʊ.tiˈɑs.ə.ti/

Definition of otiosity

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being otiose.

“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.”

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

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