noun
- plural of otioseness; the quality or state of being otiose; uselessness or futility
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The otiosenesses of the redundant clauses made the contract difficult to parse.
- She criticized the otiosenesses inherent in the bureaucratic procedures.
- The committee debated the otiosenesses of maintaining outdated policies.
- His argument highlighted the otiosenesses of the proposed amendments.
- The otiosenesses of ceremonial traditions were questioned by modern reformers.