"oiseux" meaning in French

See oiseux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wa.zø/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-VictorDtmtc-oiseux.wav Forms: oiseuse [feminine], oiseux [masculine, plural], oiseuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French oyseux, from Old French oisos (“idle”), from Latin ōtiōsus (“idle”), derived from ōtium. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|oyseux|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French oyseux, {{inh+|fr|frm|oyseux}} Inherited from Middle French oyseux, {{inh|fr|fro|oisos||idle}} Old French oisos (“idle”), {{inh|fr|la|ōtiōsus||idle}} Latin ōtiōsus (“idle”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} oiseux (feminine oiseuse, masculine plural oiseux, feminine plural oiseuses)
  1. pointless
    Sense id: en-oiseux-fr-adj-R1NTejM3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. idle
    Sense id: en-oiseux-fr-adj-T7YjSIWM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oisiveté, oisif
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0

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