operositas

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ŏpĕrōsĭtas, ātis, f. [operosus],

excessive pains , overmuch nicety , elaborate workmanship (post-Aug.): est etiam, quae περιεργία vocatur, supervacua, ut sic dixerim, operositas, Quint. 8, 3, 55: operositas suadendi, Tert. Anim. 2 fin. : vitreorum, Vop. Tac. 11.