operosityn.

Brit.

/ˌɒpəˈrɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɑpəˈrɑsədi/

Forms: 1600s operocitie, 1600s 1800s– operosity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin operōsitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin operōsitās elaborateness of construction, in post-classical Latin also laboriousness, painstaking endeavour (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < operōsus operose adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).

Now rare.

Operose character or quality; laboriousness, painstaking endeavour; elaborateness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > laboriousness

painfulnessa1530

laborousness1530

laboriousness1538

laboursomeness1573

toilsomeness1577

operosity1615

laboriosity1656

laborosity1656

operoseness1664

ponderousness1801

1615 G. Abbot Let. in Renaissance & Reformation 19 iv. 74 The flowers and devises of the knott are full of operosity and curiosity.

1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 187 There is a kinde of operosity in sin, in regard whereof sinners are stiled, The workers of iniquity.

1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica 103 [Arguments] without any implicateness or operosity from Authentic Testimonies.

1875 Church Q. Rev. Oct. 61 The ‘six days’ of creation..in point of operosity, were really equivalent to untold ages.

1885 Sat. Rev. 22 Aug. 248/2 This troublesome and polypragmatic operosity.

1998 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 106 378 The role played on each individual's operosity by the Calvinist view of hard work as ennobling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	operosity
释义	operosityn. Brit. /ˌɒpəˈrɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɑpəˈrɑsədi/ Forms: 1600s operocitie, 1600s 1800s– operosity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin operōsitās. Etymology: < classical Latin operōsitās elaborateness of construction, in post-classical Latin also laboriousness, painstaking endeavour (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian) < operōsus operose adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Now rare. Operose character or quality; laboriousness, painstaking endeavour; elaborateness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > laboriousness painfulnessa1530 laborousness1530 laboriousness1538 laboursomeness1573 toilsomeness1577 operosity1615 laboriosity1656 laborosity1656 operoseness1664 ponderousness1801 1615 G. Abbot Let. in Renaissance & Reformation 19 iv. 74 The flowers and devises of the knott are full of operosity and curiosity. 1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 187 There is a kinde of operosity in sin, in regard whereof sinners are stiled, The workers of iniquity. 1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica 103 [Arguments] without any implicateness or operosity from Authentic Testimonies. 1875 Church Q. Rev. Oct. 61 The ‘six days’ of creation..in point of operosity, were really equivalent to untold ages. 1885 Sat. Rev. 22 Aug. 248/2 This troublesome and polypragmatic operosity. 1998 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 106 378 The role played on each individual's operosity by the Calvinist view of hard work as ennobling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1615
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