"otiant" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/ [General-American] Forms: more otiant [comparative], most otiant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ōtior (“be at ease, enjoy leisure”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ōtior||be at ease, enjoy leisure}} Latin ōtior (“be at ease, enjoy leisure”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} otiant (comparative more otiant, superlative most otiant)
  1. (rare) At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-otiant-en-adj-N7T461zn
  2. (obsolete, linguistics, especially of Semitic languages) Having no force or sound, like the l in would. Tags: especially, obsolete Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-otiant-en-adj-n5pYSusU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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