Found 2 items, similar to operoseness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: operoseness operoseness n : the quality of requiring extended effort [syn: laboriousness, toilsomeness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Operoseness Operose \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.] Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. “Operose proceeding.” --Burke. “A very operose calculation.” --De Quincey. -- Op"er*ose`ly, adv. -- Op"er*ose`ness, n. [1913 Webster]