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- Dictionaryonerous/ˈəʊn(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty: "he found his duties increasingly onerous"
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difficult to do or needing a lot of effort: the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution. She found the duties of motherhood onerous. Synonyms. burdensome formal. taxing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably.
onerous. adjective. formal us / ˈɑː.nɚ.əs / uk / ˈəʊ.n ə r.əs /. Add to word list. difficult to do or needing a lot of effort: the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution. She found the duties of motherhood onerous. Synonyms. burdensome formal.
The meaning of ONEROUS is involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome. How to use onerous in a sentence. What is the Difference Between onerous, burdensome, oppressive? Synonym Discussion of Onerous.
Onerous definition: burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship. See examples of ONEROUS used in a sentence.
If something is onerous, it is very difficult to deal with or do. A near synonym is burdensome. In legal usage, onerous describes a contract or lease that has more obligations than advantages. Onerous derives from Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerōsus, from onus "burden."
1. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship. onerous duties. 2. having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages. an onerous agreement. SYNONYMS 1. heavy, crushing, grievous; irksome, galling.
1. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome: onerous duties. 2. having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin onerōsus = oner- (s. of onus) burden + -ōsus -ous] on′er•ous•ly, adv. on′er•ous•ness, n.
difficult and needing a lot of effort: an onerous task. (Definition of onerous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of onerous. in Chinese (Traditional) 繁重的, 麻煩的, 艱巨的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 繁重的, 麻烦的, 艰巨的… See more. in Spanish. pesado… See more. in Portuguese. oneroso, pesado… See more.
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort. Wiktionary. Synonyms: taxing. burdensome. pressing. toilsome. exhausting. strenuous. grueling. rigorous. laborious. hard. backbreaking. difficult. demanding. arduous. oppressive. Antonyms: common.
Definition of onerous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
