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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

operosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oper-os-i-ty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Laboriousness; painstakingness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "[T]here is a kinde of operoſity in ſin, in regard vvhereof ſinners are ſtiled, The vvorkers of iniquity: […]"

Etymology

From operose + -ity, from Latin operositas.

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Questions

What does operosity mean?
Laboriousness; painstakingness.
Where does operosity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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