ocioso — 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.
- unavailing adj Fruitless, futile, useless.
Senses
ocioso 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.
- otiose Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
- unavailing Fruitless, futile, useless.
idle — full definition
- adj Not working, active, or in use.
- adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
- verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
- verb To pass time doing nothing productive.
idler — full definition
- noun One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
- noun One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
- noun Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
- 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.