elaborateness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English elaborate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English elaborateness From elaborate + -ness.

1. The state of being elaborate

   “There has always been an affinity between musical comedy and the gay male sensibility. Maybe it is the elaborateness of the ambiance and the settings, a sort of triumph of form over content to express emotions which gay men have learned to keep quiet.”

2. Something elaborate