'Laboriousness' definitions:
Definition of 'laboriousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of requiring extended effort [syn: laboriousness, operoseness, toilsomeness]
Definition of 'Laboriousness'
From: GCIDE
- Laborious \La*bo"ri*ous\, a. [L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.]
- 1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. [1913 Webster]
- Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic. [1913 Webster] -- {La*bo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {La*bo"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]