operosity

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noun

Laboriousness; painstakingness.

OriginLatin operositas →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounoperosity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLaboriousness; 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
operoseness

Origin

  1. Latinoperositas
  2. Englishoperosity

From operose + -ity, from Latin operositas.

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APA

operosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operosity

MLA

“operosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operosity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “operosity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operosity.

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