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otiosity

Translations

otiositynoun
otiosities
pl
The otiosity of the meeting was clear when no decisions were made after hours of discussion.
La futilité de la réunion était évidente lorsqu'aucune décision n'a été prise après des heures de discussion.
His otiosity was evident as he spent the entire weekend lounging on the couch.
Son oisiveté était évidente, car il a passé tout le week-end à paresser sur le canapé.
bagatellePour une chose, une remarque ou un acte sans importance; souvent au pluriel dans cet emploi.
He dismissed their complaints as mere otiosities.
Il a rejeté leurs plaintes comme de simples bagatelles.
Additional translations
otiositéLittéraire, rare.
Synonyms
idleness
inactivity
laziness
lethargy
sloth

Definitions

otiositynoun
The state of being idle or inactive; laziness.
His otiosity was evident as he spent the entire weekend lounging on the couch.
The quality of being futile or useless.
The otiosity of the meeting was clear when no decisions were made after hours of discussion.
A trivial or useless act, remark, or thing.
He dismissed their complaints as mere otiosities.
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