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Meaning of otiosity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌəʊ.ʃi(ː)ˈɒs.ə.ti

Definitions

The state or quality of being otiose.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Polski zbyteczność

Examples

“There is no doubt that the ordinary reader would enjoy, and he certainly would profit much by, a revival of the classic work—if only he did not fall asleep over its magniloquent but perissological otiosity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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