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ozioso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
  • idler noun One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
  • otiose adj Having no effect.

Senses

ozioso is used for these senses in English:

  • idle Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
  • idle Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
  • idle Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
  • idler One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
  • otiose Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.

idle — full definition

  1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
  2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
  3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
  4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

idler — full definition

  1. noun One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
  2. noun One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
  3. noun Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
  4. noun A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power through its own axle, but forms part of a gear train, supports a moving belt, etc.

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