Onerousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unwelcome burdensome difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊnɚɹəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊnəɹəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊnəɹəsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊnɚɹəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oppressiveness burdensomeness heaviness

Word Forms

burdensome	adjective	not easily borne; wearing
heavy	adjective	characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
onerous	adjective	not easily borne; wearing
oppressive	adjective	weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Belastung

unwillkommene belastende Schwierigkeit

🇫🇷French

pénibilité

difficulté importune et fastidieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

onerosa

dificultad gravosa no deseada

🇮🇹Italian

onerosità

difficoltà gravosa e sgradita

🇳🇱Dutch

belastbaarheid

onwelkome, lastige moeilijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

onerosidade

dificuldade pesada e indesejável

🇷🇺Russian

обременительность

нежелательная обременительная трудность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठिनता

अवांछित बोझिल कठिनाई

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোরতা

অনাকাঙ্খিত বোঝা অসুবিধা

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரத்தன்மை

விரும்பத்தகாத பாரமான சிரமம்

🇮🇳Telugu

భారము

ఇష్టపడని భారమైన కష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

असह्यता

नको असलेली बोजड अडचण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દયતા

અણગમતી બોજારૂપ મુશ્કેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠಿಣತೆ

ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ ಹೊರೆಯ ತೊಂದರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനത

ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്ത ഭാരമുള്ള ബുദ്ധിമുട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਬੋਝ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی

ناپسندیدہ بوجھل مشکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

繁重

不受欢迎的繁重困难

🇯🇵Japanese

面倒さ

望ましくない厄介な困難

🇰🇷Korean

번거로움

달갑지 않은 부담스러운 어려움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nặng nề

khó khăn nặng nề không mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

ความยากลำบาก

ความยากลำบากอันไม่เป็นที่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

beban berat

kesulitan memberatkan yang tidak diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabigatan

hindi kanais-nais na mabigat na kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

kesempitan

kesukaran membebankan yang tidak diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إرهاق

صعوبة مرهقة غير مرحب بها

🇮🇷Persian

سختی

دشواری سنگین ناخواسته

🇹🇷Turkish

zahmet

hoş karşılanmayan külfetli zorluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכביד

קושי מכביד לא רצוי

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The primary meaning of 'onerousness' is 'unwelcome burdensome difficulty'.

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In which domain is the word 'onerousness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'onerousness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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