slovo | definícia |
laboriousness (encz) | laboriousness,pracnost n: J. Polach |
Laboriousness (gcide) | Laborious \La*bo"ri*ous\, a. [L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor:
cf. F. laborieux.]
1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome;
tiresome.
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Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil,
Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato.
--Addison.
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2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious
mechanic.
[1913 Webster] -- La*bo"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
La*bo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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laboriousness (wn) | laboriousness
n 1: the quality of requiring extended effort [syn:
laboriousness, operoseness, toilsomeness] |
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Laboriousness (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.
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