ocioso

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ōtiōsus (“idle; unemployed”), from ōtium (“leisure”) + -ōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.siˈo.zu/ [o.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /oˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.siˈo.zo/ [o.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /oˈsjo.zo/

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: o‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

ocioso (feminine ociosa, masculine plural ociosos, feminine plural ociosas, metaphonic)

  1. idle (not engaged in any occupation or employment)
    Synonyms: desempregado, inativo
    Antonym: empregado
  2. lazy; work-shy
    Synonyms: indolente, preguiçoso, vagabundo
    Antonyms: diligente, industrioso
  3. (of a period of time) when there is nothing to do
  4. not being used

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin otiōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈθjoso/ [oˈθjo.so] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /oˈsjoso/ [oˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: o‧cio‧so

Adjective

ocioso (feminine ociosa, masculine plural ociosos, feminine plural ociosas)

  1. idle
  2. useless

Noun

ocioso m (plural ociosos, feminine ociosa, feminine plural ociosas)

  1. idler

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