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|lshtext=<b>ōtĭōsus</b>: a, um, adj. [[otium]],<br /><b>I</b> at [[leisure]], [[unoccupied]], disengaged, [[unemployed]], [[idle]] ([[class]].; cf. [[feriatus]], [[immunis]]; opp. [[negotiosus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Of persons.<br /> <b>A</b> In gen.: [[nimis]] otiosum te [[arbitror]] hominem esse, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 34; 40: [[quamvis]] [[etiam]] [[maneo]] [[otiosus]] hic, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 15: cum essem [[otiosus]] domi, Cic. Brut. 3, 10: rebus humanis aliquos otiosos deos praeficere, id. N. D. 3, 39, 93.—<br /> <b>B</b> In partic.<br /> <b>1</b> Without [[official]] [[employment]], [[free]] from [[public]] affairs: quo in [[studio]] hominum [[quoque]] ingeniosissimorum otiosissimorumque totas aetates videmus esse contritas, Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 219: quem locum nos otiosi convertimus, in an [[interval]] of [[leisure]], id. Div. 2, 30, 63: Graeculum se [[atque]] otiosum putari maluit, id. Sest. 51, 110: [[numquam]] se [[minus]] otiosum esse, [[quam]] cum [[otiosus]], [[that]] he [[was]] [[never]] [[less]] at [[leisure]] [[than]] [[when]] [[free]] from [[official]] [[business]], [[Cato]] ap. Cic. Off. 3, 1, 1: cum a te tua promissa flagitabam, ad urbem te otiosissimum esse arbitrabar, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3: cum [[otiosus]] stilum prehenderat, id. Brut. 24, 93.—<br /> <b>2</b> With [[respect]] to [[participation]], [[quiet]], [[unconcerned]], [[indifferent]], [[neutral]]: spectatores otiosi Leuctricae calamitatis, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 26: [[quidam]] [[enim]] non [[modo]] armatis, sed [[etiam]] otiosis minabantur, id. Marcell. 6, 18.—<br /> <b>3</b> Without [[excitement]], [[quiet]], passionless, [[calm]], [[tranquil]]: [[etiam]] istos, quibus [[odio]] est [[otium]], quietissimos [[atque]] otiosissimos reddam, Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 102: vide ut [[otiosus]] it, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3.—<br /> <b>4</b> Of [[style]], [[tedious]], [[dull]]: ([[Cicero]]) [[lentus]] est in principiis, [[longus]] in narrationibus, [[otiosus]] [[circa]] [[excessus]], Tac. Or. 22.—<br /> <b>5</b> That has [[leisure]] for [[any]] [[thing]]; [[with]] gen.: studiorum otiosi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 6.—Hence,<br /> <b>C</b> Subst.: ōtĭōsus, i, m., a [[private]] [[person]], one not in [[official]] [[life]]: et facilior et tutior [[vita]] est otiosorum, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: otioso [[vero]] et [[nihil]] agenti [[privato]], ... [[quando]] [[imperium]] [[senatus]] dedit? id. Phil. 11, 8, 20.—<br /> <b>2</b> Non-combatants, civilians: [[crudeliter]] [[enim]] otiosis minabantur, Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 3 (B. and K. otiosissimi): militare [[nomen]] [[grave]] [[inter]] otiosos, Tac. Agr. 40.—<br /><b>II</b> Of inanim. and abstr. things, at [[leisure]], [[free]], [[idle]], [[unemployed]]: otioso in otio [[animus]] nescit, [[quid]] velit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 256 Vahl.): ego, cui fuerit ne [[otium]] [[quidem]] [[umquam]] otiosum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66: pecuniae, [[idle]], [[unemployed]] (opp. [[occupatus]]), Plin. Ep. 10, 62, 1: [[senectus]], Cic. Sen. 14, 49: his supplicationum otiosis diebus, id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 3: [[quid]] [[quiete]] otiosius animi, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 4.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Idle, [[useless]], [[unprofitable]], [[superfluous]] (cf.: [[ignavus]], [[iners]], [[desidiosus]]): sententiae, Quint. 1, 1, 35: [[sermo]], id. 8, 2, 19: otiosissimae occupationes, Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 4; so, otiosum est persequi singula, Lact. 2, 4, 28; cf. Min. Fel. 23, 1.—<br /> <b>2</b> Quiet, [[free]] from [[any]] [[thing]]; [[with]] ab: [[animo]] [[nunc]] jam otioso esse [[impero]], Ter. And. 5, 2, 1: ab [[animo]], id. Phorm. 2, 2, 26: a metu, Gell. 2, 29, 9: [[quid]] est animi [[quiete]] otiosius, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 2.—<br /> <b>3</b> With a [[quiet]] or [[gentle]] [[motion]], [[quiet]], [[gentle]]: [[fons]] vel [[rivus]] huc conveniat [[otiosus]], [[flowing]] [[quietly]], [[gently]], Pall. 1, 37, 3.—Hence, adv.: ōtĭōsē.<br /> <b>A</b> Lit., at [[leisure]], at [[ease]], [[without]] [[occupation]]: vivere, Cic. Off. 3, 26, 97: inambulare in [[foro]], Liv. 23, 7 fin.: sequi, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 8: [[ire]], id. Ep. 5, 1, 21: magnast res, [[quam]] ego [[tecum]] [[otiose]], si otiumst, [[cupio]] loqui, id. Aul. 4, 10, 41.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Calmly, [[quietly]], [[without]] [[haste]], [[gently]], [[gradually]]: ambula [[ergo]] [[cito]]. Sy. Immo [[otiose]], Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 14; cf. id. Truc. 1, 2, 66 (opp. to properare): [[bene]] et [[otiose]] percoquere, [[Cato]], R. R. 76 fin.: contemplari unumquodque [[otiose]] et considerare coepit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33: quaerere, id. Fin. 4, 13, 22: [[segniter]], [[otiose]], [[neglegenter]], [[contumaciter]] omnia agere, Liv. 2, 57.—<br /> <b>2</b> Free from [[fear]], [[quietly]], [[fearlessly]]: ademptum [[tibi]] jam faxo omnem metum, in aurem utramvis [[otiose]] ut dormias, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 100. | |lshtext=<b>ōtĭōsus</b>: a, um, adj. [[otium]],<br /><b>I</b> at [[leisure]], [[unoccupied]], disengaged, [[unemployed]], [[idle]] ([[class]].; cf. [[feriatus]], [[immunis]]; opp. [[negotiosus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Of persons.<br /> <b>A</b> In gen.: [[nimis]] otiosum te [[arbitror]] hominem esse, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 34; 40: [[quamvis]] [[etiam]] [[maneo]] [[otiosus]] hic, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 15: cum essem [[otiosus]] domi, Cic. Brut. 3, 10: rebus humanis aliquos otiosos deos praeficere, id. N. D. 3, 39, 93.—<br /> <b>B</b> In partic.<br /> <b>1</b> Without [[official]] [[employment]], [[free]] from [[public]] affairs: quo in [[studio]] hominum [[quoque]] ingeniosissimorum otiosissimorumque totas aetates videmus esse contritas, Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 219: quem locum nos otiosi convertimus, in an [[interval]] of [[leisure]], id. Div. 2, 30, 63: Graeculum se [[atque]] otiosum putari maluit, id. Sest. 51, 110: [[numquam]] se [[minus]] otiosum esse, [[quam]] cum [[otiosus]], [[that]] he [[was]] [[never]] [[less]] at [[leisure]] [[than]] [[when]] [[free]] from [[official]] [[business]], [[Cato]] ap. Cic. Off. 3, 1, 1: cum a te tua promissa flagitabam, ad urbem te otiosissimum esse arbitrabar, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3: cum [[otiosus]] stilum prehenderat, id. Brut. 24, 93.—<br /> <b>2</b> With [[respect]] to [[participation]], [[quiet]], [[unconcerned]], [[indifferent]], [[neutral]]: spectatores otiosi Leuctricae calamitatis, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 26: [[quidam]] [[enim]] non [[modo]] armatis, sed [[etiam]] otiosis minabantur, id. Marcell. 6, 18.—<br /> <b>3</b> Without [[excitement]], [[quiet]], passionless, [[calm]], [[tranquil]]: [[etiam]] istos, quibus [[odio]] est [[otium]], quietissimos [[atque]] otiosissimos reddam, Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 102: vide ut [[otiosus]] it, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3.—<br /> <b>4</b> Of [[style]], [[tedious]], [[dull]]: ([[Cicero]]) [[lentus]] est in principiis, [[longus]] in narrationibus, [[otiosus]] [[circa]] [[excessus]], Tac. Or. 22.—<br /> <b>5</b> That has [[leisure]] for [[any]] [[thing]]; [[with]] gen.: studiorum otiosi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 6.—Hence,<br /> <b>C</b> Subst.: ōtĭōsus, i, m., a [[private]] [[person]], one not in [[official]] [[life]]: et facilior et tutior [[vita]] est otiosorum, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: otioso [[vero]] et [[nihil]] agenti [[privato]], ... [[quando]] [[imperium]] [[senatus]] dedit? id. Phil. 11, 8, 20.—<br /> <b>2</b> Non-combatants, civilians: [[crudeliter]] [[enim]] otiosis minabantur, Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 3 (B. and K. otiosissimi): militare [[nomen]] [[grave]] [[inter]] otiosos, Tac. Agr. 40.—<br /><b>II</b> Of inanim. and abstr. things, at [[leisure]], [[free]], [[idle]], [[unemployed]]: otioso in otio [[animus]] nescit, [[quid]] velit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 256 Vahl.): ego, cui fuerit ne [[otium]] [[quidem]] [[umquam]] otiosum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66: pecuniae, [[idle]], [[unemployed]] (opp. [[occupatus]]), Plin. Ep. 10, 62, 1: [[senectus]], Cic. Sen. 14, 49: his supplicationum otiosis diebus, id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 3: [[quid]] [[quiete]] otiosius animi, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 4.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Idle, [[useless]], [[unprofitable]], [[superfluous]] (cf.: [[ignavus]], [[iners]], [[desidiosus]]): sententiae, Quint. 1, 1, 35: [[sermo]], id. 8, 2, 19: otiosissimae occupationes, Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 4; so, otiosum est persequi singula, Lact. 2, 4, 28; cf. Min. Fel. 23, 1.—<br /> <b>2</b> Quiet, [[free]] from [[any]] [[thing]]; [[with]] ab: [[animo]] [[nunc]] jam otioso esse [[impero]], Ter. And. 5, 2, 1: ab [[animo]], id. Phorm. 2, 2, 26: a metu, Gell. 2, 29, 9: [[quid]] est animi [[quiete]] otiosius, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 2.—<br /> <b>3</b> With a [[quiet]] or [[gentle]] [[motion]], [[quiet]], [[gentle]]: [[fons]] vel [[rivus]] huc conveniat [[otiosus]], [[flowing]] [[quietly]], [[gently]], Pall. 1, 37, 3.—Hence, adv.: ōtĭōsē.<br /> <b>A</b> Lit., at [[leisure]], at [[ease]], [[without]] [[occupation]]: vivere, Cic. Off. 3, 26, 97: inambulare in [[foro]], Liv. 23, 7 fin.: sequi, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 8: [[ire]], id. Ep. 5, 1, 21: magnast res, [[quam]] ego [[tecum]] [[otiose]], si otiumst, [[cupio]] loqui, id. Aul. 4, 10, 41.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Calmly, [[quietly]], [[without]] [[haste]], [[gently]], [[gradually]]: ambula [[ergo]] [[cito]]. Sy. Immo [[otiose]], Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 14; cf. id. Truc. 1, 2, 66 (opp. to properare): [[bene]] et [[otiose]] percoquere, [[Cato]], R. R. 76 fin.: contemplari unumquodque [[otiose]] et considerare coepit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33: quaerere, id. Fin. 4, 13, 22: [[segniter]], [[otiose]], [[neglegenter]], [[contumaciter]] omnia agere, Liv. 2, 57.—<br /> <b>2</b> Free from [[fear]], [[quietly]], [[fearlessly]]: ademptum [[tibi]] jam faxo omnem metum, in aurem utramvis [[otiose]] ut dormias, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 100. | ||
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|georg=ōtiōsus, a, um ([[otium]]), [[reich]] an [[Muße]], I) eig.: a) [[müßig]], [[untätig]], [[unbeschäftigt]], feiernd, geschäftslos, [[ohne]] Geschäfte, u. insbes. [[ohne]] öffentliches [[Amt]], [[ohne]] öffentliche Geschäfte (Ggstz. [[negotiosus]], [[occupatus]]), α) v. leb. [[Wesen]]: [[homo]], Cic.: otiosi urbani, [[Pflastertreter]], Liv.: homines otiosissimi, Cic.: di, die [[nichts]] zu [[tun]] [[haben]], Cic.: [[bos]], Hor.: quem locum [[nos]] otiosi (in einem müßigen [[Stündchen]]) convertimus, Cic.: cum [[otiosus]] (in müßigen Stunden) stilum prehenderat, Cic.: [[licuit]] Themistocli otioso [[esse]], Cic.: Plur. subst., otiosis (Müßiggängern) [[locus]] [[hic]] [[non]] est; discede [[morator]] ([[Bummler]]), Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 813. – β) v. Lebl.: [[otium]], Cic.: [[aetas]], [[tempus]], Cic.: otiosissimae occupationes, geschäftiger [[Müßiggang]], Plin. ep.: [[honor]] [[otiosus]] ac [[vacans]], unverwaltetes u. erledigtes [[Ehrenamt]], Plin. pan.: übtr., [[pecunia]], [[brach]] daliegendes, keine [[Zinsen]] bringendes, ICt.: u. so pecuniae publicae [[vereor]] ne otiosae iaceant (Ggstz. occupatae), Plin. ep.: [[fons]] [[vel]] [[rivus]] [[huc]] convenit [[otiosus]], in [[aller]] [[Gemächlichkeit]], Pallad, 1, 37, 3. – b) [[frei]] [[von]] Berufsarbeiten, α) v. Pers., der [[Muße]] [[ergeben]], den Wissenschaften [[lebend]], [[literarisch]] beschäftigt, [[ein]] [[Literat]], Cic. u.a.: [[numquam]] se [[minus]] otiosum [[esse]] [[quam]] cum [[otiosus]] (esset), Cic.: otiosa [[Neapolis]], mußereich, Hor.: Plur. subst. m. Genet., studiorum otiosi, die [[Muße]] [[für]] wissenschaftliche Beschäftigungen [[haben]], Plin. nat hist. praef. § 6. – im weiteren (üblen) Sinne, [[sich]] [[gehen]] lassend, v. [[Redner]], Tac. dial. 18 u. 22. – β) v. Lebl., der [[Muße]] gewidmet, [[dies]], Cic.: [[senectus]], Cic.: u. alci otiosum est m. folg. Infin., es macht [[sich]] jmd. [[einen]] [[Zeitvertreib]] [[daraus]], zu usw., Tac. ann. 13, 3. – c) [[politisch]] [[müßig]], [[untätig]], [[teilnahmlos]], [[neutral]], [[Ruhe]] haltend, [[friedsam]], α) [[von]] Pers.: omnes [[fere]] socii spectatores se otiosos praebuerunt Leuctricae calamitatis, Cic.: istos otiosos reddam, will [[sie]] zur [[Ruhe]] [[bringen]], Cic.: subst., otiosi, Neutrale, Cic. ep. 9, 6, 3; od. friedliche [[Bürger]], Tac. Agr. 40. – β) v. Lebl., [[friedlich]], [[ruhig]], [[dignitas]], Cic. Sest. 98. – II) übtr.: a) [[gemütlich]], [[ohne]] [[Unruhe]], [[ruhig]], [[sorglos]], [[unbesorgt]], [[unbekümmert]], [[animo]] otioso [[esse]], Ter. u. Gell.: [[quin]] tu [[otiosus]] es, Ter.: [[quid]] otiosius [[quiete]] animi, [[quid]] irā laboriosius, Sen.: otiosum Fadium reddere, dem F. die [[Ruhe]] [[wiedergeben]], Cic. – m. ab ([[von]] [[seiten]]) u. Abl., [[otiosus]] ab [[animo]], Ter. Phorm. 340. – b) [[müßig]] = [[überflüssig]], [[unnütz]], [[peregrinatio]], Curt.: sententiae, Quint.: [[sermo]], Quint.: [[quaestio]], Gell. – dah. otiosum est [[mit]] Infin. = es ist [[überflüssig]], persequi [[singula]], Lact. 2, 4, 28: [[ire]] per singulos, Min. Fel. 23, 1 (21, 9). | |georg=ōtiōsus, a, um ([[otium]]), [[reich]] an [[Muße]], I) eig.: a) [[müßig]], [[untätig]], [[unbeschäftigt]], feiernd, geschäftslos, [[ohne]] Geschäfte, u. insbes. [[ohne]] öffentliches [[Amt]], [[ohne]] öffentliche Geschäfte (Ggstz. [[negotiosus]], [[occupatus]]), α) v. leb. [[Wesen]]: [[homo]], Cic.: otiosi urbani, [[Pflastertreter]], Liv.: homines otiosissimi, Cic.: di, die [[nichts]] zu [[tun]] [[haben]], Cic.: [[bos]], Hor.: quem locum [[nos]] otiosi (in einem müßigen [[Stündchen]]) convertimus, Cic.: cum [[otiosus]] (in müßigen Stunden) stilum prehenderat, Cic.: [[licuit]] Themistocli otioso [[esse]], Cic.: Plur. subst., otiosis (Müßiggängern) [[locus]] [[hic]] [[non]] est; discede [[morator]] ([[Bummler]]), Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 813. – β) v. Lebl.: [[otium]], Cic.: [[aetas]], [[tempus]], Cic.: otiosissimae occupationes, geschäftiger [[Müßiggang]], Plin. ep.: [[honor]] [[otiosus]] ac [[vacans]], unverwaltetes u. erledigtes [[Ehrenamt]], Plin. pan.: übtr., [[pecunia]], [[brach]] daliegendes, keine [[Zinsen]] bringendes, ICt.: u. so pecuniae publicae [[vereor]] ne otiosae iaceant (Ggstz. occupatae), Plin. ep.: [[fons]] [[vel]] [[rivus]] [[huc]] convenit [[otiosus]], in [[aller]] [[Gemächlichkeit]], Pallad, 1, 37, 3. – b) [[frei]] [[von]] Berufsarbeiten, α) v. Pers., der [[Muße]] [[ergeben]], den Wissenschaften [[lebend]], [[literarisch]] beschäftigt, [[ein]] [[Literat]], Cic. u.a.: [[numquam]] se [[minus]] otiosum [[esse]] [[quam]] cum [[otiosus]] (esset), Cic.: otiosa [[Neapolis]], mußereich, Hor.: Plur. subst. m. Genet., studiorum otiosi, die [[Muße]] [[für]] wissenschaftliche Beschäftigungen [[haben]], Plin. nat hist. praef. § 6. – im weiteren (üblen) Sinne, [[sich]] [[gehen]] lassend, v. [[Redner]], Tac. dial. 18 u. 22. – β) v. Lebl., der [[Muße]] gewidmet, [[dies]], Cic.: [[senectus]], Cic.: u. alci otiosum est m. folg. Infin., es macht [[sich]] jmd. [[einen]] [[Zeitvertreib]] [[daraus]], zu usw., Tac. ann. 13, 3. – c) [[politisch]] [[müßig]], [[untätig]], [[teilnahmlos]], [[neutral]], [[Ruhe]] haltend, [[friedsam]], α) [[von]] Pers.: omnes [[fere]] socii spectatores se otiosos praebuerunt Leuctricae calamitatis, Cic.: istos otiosos reddam, will [[sie]] zur [[Ruhe]] [[bringen]], Cic.: subst., otiosi, Neutrale, Cic. ep. 9, 6, 3; od. friedliche [[Bürger]], Tac. Agr. 40. – β) v. Lebl., [[friedlich]], [[ruhig]], [[dignitas]], Cic. Sest. 98. – II) übtr.: a) [[gemütlich]], [[ohne]] [[Unruhe]], [[ruhig]], [[sorglos]], [[unbesorgt]], [[unbekümmert]], [[animo]] otioso [[esse]], Ter. u. Gell.: [[quin]] tu [[otiosus]] es, Ter.: [[quid]] otiosius [[quiete]] animi, [[quid]] irā laboriosius, Sen.: otiosum Fadium reddere, dem F. die [[Ruhe]] [[wiedergeben]], Cic. – m. ab ([[von]] [[seiten]]) u. Abl., [[otiosus]] ab [[animo]], Ter. Phorm. 340. – b) [[müßig]] = [[überflüssig]], [[unnütz]], [[peregrinatio]], Curt.: sententiae, Quint.: [[sermo]], Quint.: [[quaestio]], Gell. – dah. otiosum est [[mit]] Infin. = es ist [[überflüssig]], persequi [[singula]], Lact. 2, 4, 28: [[ire]] per singulos, Min. Fel. 23, 1 (21, 9). | ||
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Latin > English
otiosus otiosa -um, otiosior -or -us, otiosissimus -a -um ADJ :: idle; unemployed, unoccupied, at leisure; peaceful, disengaged, free of office
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ōtĭōsus: a, um, adj. otium,
I at leisure, unoccupied, disengaged, unemployed, idle (class.; cf. feriatus, immunis; opp. negotiosus).
I Of persons.
A In gen.: nimis otiosum te arbitror hominem esse, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 34; 40: quamvis etiam maneo otiosus hic, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 15: cum essem otiosus domi, Cic. Brut. 3, 10: rebus humanis aliquos otiosos deos praeficere, id. N. D. 3, 39, 93.—
B In partic.
1 Without official employment, free from public affairs: quo in studio hominum quoque ingeniosissimorum otiosissimorumque totas aetates videmus esse contritas, Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 219: quem locum nos otiosi convertimus, in an interval of leisure, id. Div. 2, 30, 63: Graeculum se atque otiosum putari maluit, id. Sest. 51, 110: numquam se minus otiosum esse, quam cum otiosus, that he was never less at leisure than when free from official business, Cato ap. Cic. Off. 3, 1, 1: cum a te tua promissa flagitabam, ad urbem te otiosissimum esse arbitrabar, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 3: cum otiosus stilum prehenderat, id. Brut. 24, 93.—
2 With respect to participation, quiet, unconcerned, indifferent, neutral: spectatores otiosi Leuctricae calamitatis, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 26: quidam enim non modo armatis, sed etiam otiosis minabantur, id. Marcell. 6, 18.—
3 Without excitement, quiet, passionless, calm, tranquil: etiam istos, quibus odio est otium, quietissimos atque otiosissimos reddam, Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 102: vide ut otiosus it, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3.—
4 Of style, tedious, dull: (Cicero) lentus est in principiis, longus in narrationibus, otiosus circa excessus, Tac. Or. 22.—
5 That has leisure for any thing; with gen.: studiorum otiosi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 6.—Hence,
C Subst.: ōtĭōsus, i, m., a private person, one not in official life: et facilior et tutior vita est otiosorum, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: otioso vero et nihil agenti privato, ... quando imperium senatus dedit? id. Phil. 11, 8, 20.—
2 Non-combatants, civilians: crudeliter enim otiosis minabantur, Cic. Fam. 9, 6, 3 (B. and K. otiosissimi): militare nomen grave inter otiosos, Tac. Agr. 40.—
II Of inanim. and abstr. things, at leisure, free, idle, unemployed: otioso in otio animus nescit, quid velit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 256 Vahl.): ego, cui fuerit ne otium quidem umquam otiosum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66: pecuniae, idle, unemployed (opp. occupatus), Plin. Ep. 10, 62, 1: senectus, Cic. Sen. 14, 49: his supplicationum otiosis diebus, id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 3: quid quiete otiosius animi, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 4.—
B Transf.
1 Idle, useless, unprofitable, superfluous (cf.: ignavus, iners, desidiosus): sententiae, Quint. 1, 1, 35: sermo, id. 8, 2, 19: otiosissimae occupationes, Plin. Ep. 9, 6, 4; so, otiosum est persequi singula, Lact. 2, 4, 28; cf. Min. Fel. 23, 1.—
2 Quiet, free from any thing; with ab: animo nunc jam otioso esse impero, Ter. And. 5, 2, 1: ab animo, id. Phorm. 2, 2, 26: a metu, Gell. 2, 29, 9: quid est animi quiete otiosius, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 2.—
3 With a quiet or gentle motion, quiet, gentle: fons vel rivus huc conveniat otiosus, flowing quietly, gently, Pall. 1, 37, 3.—Hence, adv.: ōtĭōsē.
A Lit., at leisure, at ease, without occupation: vivere, Cic. Off. 3, 26, 97: inambulare in foro, Liv. 23, 7 fin.: sequi, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 8: ire, id. Ep. 5, 1, 21: magnast res, quam ego tecum otiose, si otiumst, cupio loqui, id. Aul. 4, 10, 41.—
B Transf.
1 Calmly, quietly, without haste, gently, gradually: ambula ergo cito. Sy. Immo otiose, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 14; cf. id. Truc. 1, 2, 66 (opp. to properare): bene et otiose percoquere, Cato, R. R. 76 fin.: contemplari unumquodque otiose et considerare coepit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33: quaerere, id. Fin. 4, 13, 22: segniter, otiose, neglegenter, contumaciter omnia agere, Liv. 2, 57.—
2 Free from fear, quietly, fearlessly: ademptum tibi jam faxo omnem metum, in aurem utramvis otiose ut dormias, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 100.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ōtĭōsus,⁹ a, um (otium),
1 oisif, qui est sans occupation, de loisir : Cic. Br. 10 ; Nat. 3, 93, etc. ; quoniam sumus otiosi Cic. Læl. 16, puisque nous avons le temps || alicui otiosum est avec inf. Tac. Ann. 13, 3, qqn a le temps de
2 [en part.] qui n’est pas pris par les affaires publiques, loin des affaires : Cic. de Or. 1, 219 ; Off. 3, 1, etc. ; otiosa senectus Cic. CM 49, une vieillesse libre de son temps ; his supplicationum otiosis diebus Cic. Q. 3, 8, 3, pendant les loisirs que donnent ces jours de supplications || [m. pris substt] homme éloigné de la politique : Cic. Off. 1, 70 ; Phil. 11, 20
3 qui ne participe pas à une affaire, neutre, indifférent : Cic. Off. 2, 26 ; Marc. 18 ; Fam. 9, 6, 3
4 calme, paisible, tranquille : Ter. Eun. 919 ; Andr. 842 ; Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3, etc. || spatium ab hoste otiosum Cæs. C. 3, 3, 1, intervalle de temps que n’avait pas troublé l’ennemi
5 [rhét.] qui prend son temps, qui s’attarde : (Cicero) est otiosus circa excesus, Tac. D. 22 (Cicéron) s’attarde dans les digressions || [en parl. du style] lent, languissant : Quint. 10, 2, 17 ; Tac. D. 18
6 oiseux, inutile, superflu : otiosissimæ occupationes Plin. Min. Ep. 9, 6, 4, occupations les plus oiseuses, cf. Quint. 1, 1, 35 ; 8, 2, 19 || oisif, qui ne rapporte rien [en parl. d’argent] : Plin. Min. Ep. 10, 62, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
ōtiōsus, a, um (otium), reich an Muße, I) eig.: a) müßig, untätig, unbeschäftigt, feiernd, geschäftslos, ohne Geschäfte, u. insbes. ohne öffentliches Amt, ohne öffentliche Geschäfte (Ggstz. negotiosus, occupatus), α) v. leb. Wesen: homo, Cic.: otiosi urbani, Pflastertreter, Liv.: homines otiosissimi, Cic.: di, die nichts zu tun haben, Cic.: bos, Hor.: quem locum nos otiosi (in einem müßigen Stündchen) convertimus, Cic.: cum otiosus (in müßigen Stunden) stilum prehenderat, Cic.: licuit Themistocli otioso esse, Cic.: Plur. subst., otiosis (Müßiggängern) locus hic non est; discede morator (Bummler), Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 813. – β) v. Lebl.: otium, Cic.: aetas, tempus, Cic.: otiosissimae occupationes, geschäftiger Müßiggang, Plin. ep.: honor otiosus ac vacans, unverwaltetes u. erledigtes Ehrenamt, Plin. pan.: übtr., pecunia, brach daliegendes, keine Zinsen bringendes, ICt.: u. so pecuniae publicae vereor ne otiosae iaceant (Ggstz. occupatae), Plin. ep.: fons vel rivus huc convenit otiosus, in aller Gemächlichkeit, Pallad, 1, 37, 3. – b) frei von Berufsarbeiten, α) v. Pers., der Muße ergeben, den Wissenschaften lebend, literarisch beschäftigt, ein Literat, Cic. u.a.: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus (esset), Cic.: otiosa Neapolis, mußereich, Hor.: Plur. subst. m. Genet., studiorum otiosi, die Muße für wissenschaftliche Beschäftigungen haben, Plin. nat hist. praef. § 6. – im weiteren (üblen) Sinne, sich gehen lassend, v. Redner, Tac. dial. 18 u. 22. – β) v. Lebl., der Muße gewidmet, dies, Cic.: senectus, Cic.: u. alci otiosum est m. folg. Infin., es macht sich jmd. einen Zeitvertreib daraus, zu usw., Tac. ann. 13, 3. – c) politisch müßig, untätig, teilnahmlos, neutral, Ruhe haltend, friedsam, α) von Pers.: omnes fere socii spectatores se otiosos praebuerunt Leuctricae calamitatis, Cic.: istos otiosos reddam, will sie zur Ruhe bringen, Cic.: subst., otiosi, Neutrale, Cic. ep. 9, 6, 3; od. friedliche Bürger, Tac. Agr. 40. – β) v. Lebl., friedlich, ruhig, dignitas, Cic. Sest. 98. – II) übtr.: a) gemütlich, ohne Unruhe, ruhig, sorglos, unbesorgt, unbekümmert, animo otioso esse, Ter. u. Gell.: quin tu otiosus es, Ter.: quid otiosius quiete animi, quid irā laboriosius, Sen.: otiosum Fadium reddere, dem F. die Ruhe wiedergeben, Cic. – m. ab (von seiten) u. Abl., otiosus ab animo, Ter. Phorm. 340. – b) müßig = überflüssig, unnütz, peregrinatio, Curt.: sententiae, Quint.: sermo, Quint.: quaestio, Gell. – dah. otiosum est mit Infin. = es ist überflüssig, persequi singula, Lact. 2, 4, 28: ire per singulos, Min. Fel. 23, 1 (21, 9).
