otiant

adjective /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/

1. At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent.

   rare

   They […] who relegate the Supreme to the otiant ease of Epicurus, cut the nerves of moral obligation.

2. Having no force or sound, like the l in would.

   obsolete

   Some letters are otiant in Modern Syriac, being generally, if not always, those retained for the sake of etymology, […]

Where it comes from

From Latin ōtior (“be at ease, enjoy leisure”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry otiant (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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