ozioso — meaning in English

English meaning

• idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
• idler noun A person who does nothing and avoids activity.
• otiose adj Achieving nothing; useless.

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 A person who does nothing and avoids activity.
2. noun A lazy person who avoids doing any work.
3. noun A sailor who does not have to keep watch at night.
4. noun A wheel or pulley in machinery that guides or supports a moving belt or chain without itself driving power.

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