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operoseness

operoseness

9.9
A state of needing a lot of hard work
  • noun
  • /ˌɒpəˈroʊsənəs/
  • Formal
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  • The operoseness of the research project required the team to put in long hours and intense effort.

Examples

  • The operoseness of completing the project discouraged many volunteers from participating.

  • She admired the operoseness involved in restoring the old cathedral to its former glory.

  • His success was a testament to perseverance in the face of the operoseness of the task.

  • The operoseness of the task was overwhelming.

  • His work ethic reflects a certain operoseness that is admirable.

  • Many students found the operoseness of the exam preparations to be quite taxing and time-consuming.

  • The artist spoke about the operoseness involved in creating her latest masterpiece over several months.

Synonyms

difficulty
vsoperoseness
651 2.4

A hard part of a task that needs extra effort or is not easy to understand

is narrower, focusing on needing considerable physical or practical effort
laboriousness
vsoperoseness
7.4

A state of needing a lot of hard work and time

is a broader term for needing considerable effort or labor
arduousness
vsoperoseness
8.5

A lot of hard work needed to do a task

is similar but refers to effort without stressing endurance
toilsomeness
vsoperoseness
9.9

A situation that needs long, hard work and makes you tired

is the general quality of needing effort without focusing on length
effortfulness
vsoperoseness
8.1

A state of needing a lot of hard work to do something

is the quality of needing effort regardless of deliberate intention

Antonyms

simplicity
63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

effortlessness
1 3.9

A quality of doing something easily and with little hard work

How Effortful

operoseness
  • Formal
9.9
difficulty
651 2.4
exertion
23 5.0
effort
∞ 1.0
ease
304 1.0

Surface Forms

operoseness singular
operosenesses plural

Morphology

operoseness = operose (semi-transparent) = operose + ness

Formed by regular nominalization of the adjective 'operose' with '-ness', but 'operose' is rare and likely unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Operoseness comes from the Latin root oper- meaning 'work', the same root you see in operate and operation. Think of something that is 'full of work' and takes a lot of effort, so operoseness is the quality of needing hard, careful work.