Associations to the word «Otiose»
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Wiktionary
OTIOSE, adjective. Resulting in no effect.
OTIOSE, adjective. Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
OTIOSE, adjective. Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
Dictionary definition
OTIOSE, adjective. Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence".
OTIOSE, adjective. Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt".
OTIOSE, adjective. Disinclined to work or exertion; "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".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.