Otiose vs Indolent - What's the Difference?

Indolent

Otiose

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
  • disinclined to work or exertion
Definition as Adjective
  • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  • producing no result or effect
  • disinclined to work or exertion

Synonyms

Examples

  • "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
  • "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
  • "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
  • "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective

Related

See also

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Sentences with the word Otiose?
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