noun

ōtĭōsĭtas

gen. ātis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

leisure; idleness

leisure, idleness (late Lat.).

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Lit.: multam mahtiam docuit otiositas, Vulg. Ecclus. 33, 29. —

a writing composed at leisure moments by extension •

Transf., a writing composed at leisure moments (post-class.): suas otiositates edere, the fruils of leisure, poems, Sid. Ep. 2, 10.

Perseus ID: n33208 Key: otiositas