otiosity

noun /ˌəʊ.ʃi(ː)ˈɒs.ə.ti/

1. The state or quality of being otiose.

   countable, uncountable

   There is no doubt that the ordinary reader would enjoy, and he certainly would profit much by, a revival of the classic work—if only he did not fall asleep over its magniloquent but perissological otiosity.

Where it comes from

From otiose + -ity, from Middle French ociosité, from Latin otiositas, from Latin otiosus + -itas (“-ity”).

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

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