Difference between Indolent and Otiose

What is the difference between Indolent and Otiose?

Indolent as an adjective is habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour. while Otiose as an adjective is resulting in no effect.

Indolent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour. Inducing laziness (e.g. indolent comfort). Causing scant or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.). Healing slowly.

Otiose

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Resulting in no effect.Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.Having no reason for being (raison d'être); having no point, reason, or purpose.

We hope you now know whether to use Indolent or Otiose in your sentence.

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