Etymology

otiosity

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Today it means: The state or quality of being otiose. Full definition →

Middle French ociosité ← Latin otiositas
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  1. Latin · derived fromotiosus
  2. Latin · derived fromotiositas
  3. Middle French · derived fromociosité
  4. English todayotiosity

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

Words from the same roots

Latinotiosus all →

otiose

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