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operosity

operosity noun: laboriousness; painstakingness.

Noun

operosity (uncountable)

  1. Laboriousness; painstakingness.
    • [T]here is a kinde of operoſity in ſin, in regard vvhereof ſinners are ſtiled, The vvorkers of iniquity: […]1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter LXV, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, page 187

Origin of operosity

From operose + -ity, from Latin operositas.

Questions about operosity

What does operosity mean?
Operosity means laboriousness; painstakingness.
What part of speech is operosity?
Operosity is a noun.

Words near operosity in the dictionary

  1. operonization
  2. operons
  3. operose
  4. operosely
  5. operoseness
  6. operosity
  7. operous
  8. opers
  9. OPers.
  10. opertaneous
  11. opes

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