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Definition of Otiosity
1. n. Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.
Definition of Otiosity
1. Noun. The state or quality of being otiose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Otiosity
1. the state of being otiose [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otiosity
Literary usage of Otiosity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on the Statutes of the Reformation Parliament in the Reign of by Andrew Amos (1859)
"And the men and women of the realm, who might be set to work in manufacturing
linen cloth, lived then " in idleness and otiosity, ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1901)
"Joseph Sedley then led a life of dignified otiosity such as became a person of
his eminence. His very first point, of course, was to become a member of the ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Indolence, n. idleness, otiosity (learned), severally, apart (a predicative); spec.
ease, Laurence or Lawrence (fig.). Antonyms: see ACTIVITY, APPLICATION, ..."
4. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"... of the produce of their labor; that which they have gathered, as they roamed
from flower to flower, let them enjoy in dignified otiosity ; I will dip my ..."
5. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1902)
"The poet-critic practically confesses the otiosity of the whole system by admitting
that a lucky licence is a rule, ..."
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