Home › Words › O › operosenessoperosenessoperoseness means the state of being operose; tedium.EtymologyFrom operose + -ness.nounThe state of being operose; tedium.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.operosely 78% match — In an operose manner. vs operoseness →operosity 77% match — Laboriousness; painstakingness. vs operoseness →operativeness 60% match — The state or quality of being operative. vs operoseness →tediousness 60% match — The quality of being tedious; tedium. vs operoseness →otiosity 59% match — The state or quality of being otiose. vs operoseness →arduousness 57% match — The state of being arduous. vs operoseness →operafication 57% match — The act or process of operafying. vs operoseness →otioseness 57% match — Quality of being otiose. vs operoseness →