Definitions for onerousˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
on•er•ousˈɒn ər əs, ˈoʊ nər-(adj.)
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome:
onerous duties.
having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages:
an onerous agreement.
Origin of onerous:
1350–1400; ME < L onerōsus=oner- (s. of onus) burden +-ōsus -ous
on′er•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
burdensome, onerous, taxing(adj)
not easily borne; wearing
"the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
Wiktionary
onerous(Adjective)
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort.
Origin: From onerosus, from onus.
Translations for onerous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- veeleisend, swaar, moeilikAfrikaans
- شاق، صَعْبُ الإحْتِمالArabic
- обременителенBulgarian
- pesadoPortuguese (BR)
- obtížnýCzech
- lästigGerman
- tung; besværligDanish
- επίπονος, δυσβάσταχτοςGreek
- pesadoSpanish
- koormavEstonian
- طاقت فرساFarsi
- rasittavaFinnish
- pénibleFrench
- כָּבֵדHebrew
- भारी, दूभरHindi
- težak, teško izvedivCroatian
- súlyosHungarian
- beratIndonesian
- þungbær, erfiðurIcelandic
- gravosoItalian
- 骨の折れるJapanese
- 성가신Korean
- sunkusLithuanian
- apgrūtinošs; nepatīkamsLatvian
- beratMalay
- zwaarDutch
- tyngende, byrdefullNorwegian
- uciążliwyPolish
- طاقت فرساPersian
- سخت او ستونزمنPashto
- pesadoPortuguese
- oneros,împovărătorRomanian
- обременительныйRussian
- ťažkýSlovak
- težavenSlovenian
- tegobanSerbian
- betungande, besvärlig, svårSwedish
- ยากThai
- güç, külfetliTurkish
- 艱巨的，繁重的，費力的Chinese (Trad.)
- обтяжливийUkrainian
- بھاري، مشکلUrdu
- nặng nềVietnamese
- 艰巨的，繁重的，费力的Chinese (Simp.)
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