Otiant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Otiant is an adjective meaning (rare) At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent.
Meaning
(rare) At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, linguistics, especially of Semitic languages) Having no force or sound, like the l in would.
Example Sentences
They […] who relegate the Supreme to the otiant ease of Epicurus, cut the nerves of moral obligation.
Some letters are otiant in Modern Syriac, being generally, if not always, those retained for the sake of etymology, […]
"You will see a new kind of country, soft of voice, otiant of manner, dressed in purple, and gray and blue. When you see you will think of the dateless leisure of Olympus. You will contrast it sharply with the Piedmont. One look at these gnarled old oaks and red-blooded hills[…]
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