operose | Word of the Day

September 02, 2019 operose [op-uh-rohs] adjective 1. done with or involving much labor. ways-to-say 11 Unique Words Or Phrases For Wedding Vows And Toasts holidays What Word Is Your State Looking Up On Father's Day? WORD OF THE DAY operose continued... QUOTES In reality no problem can be imagined more operose, than that of decomposing the sounds of words into four and twenty simple elements or letters, and again finding these elements in all other words. -- William Godwin, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, 1793 ORIGIN Operose is a borrowing from the Latin adjective operōsus "busy, active, painstaking, taking or involving much care." Operōsus is a derivative of the noun opus (stem oper-) "labor, work, a work" and the adjective suffix -ōsus, meaning "full of, abounding in." Opus comes from an uncommon Proto-Indo-European root op- "to work, produce in quantity." In Oscan, the most conservative of the Italic languages, the root appears in the verbal adjective úpsannam (in form equivalent to Latin operandam, and both derived from Italic opesandam) "to be built, to be made." Sanskrit derives the noun ápas "work" from op-, and Avestan the compound hvapah- "good work." Operose entered English in the 16th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 English Could Really Use These 9 Wunderbar German Words Many intimidating German terms actually pack in some truly amazing concepts—all in a single word. So, we think it would be wunderbar ("wonderful") if English embraced these nine (not nein!) German gems. 2 Slang And Spelling Bees Influence Word Searches Over The Past Three Months Here are the top 10 most searched words over the past three months. 3 Exculpate, Mockumentary, Burpless, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This Past Week In this batch of trending words, we offer a "stirring" mix of 10 terms that trended (i.e., significantly increased by percentage measured against searches on the the previous day). 4 How The Letter "X" Creates More Gender-Neutral Language As our understanding of gender expands from the binary of male and female to include intersex, nonbinary, and transgender people, we are exploring new ways of describing gender identity and expression—and the letter X has the power to help. 5 10 Emoji Teachers And Students Can't Live Without Whether you're a student or teacher heading back to class or just nostalgic for your school days, you'll want to have these back-to-school emoji ready to go. © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy