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- DictionaryOn·er·ous/ˈōnərəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome: "he found his duties increasingly onerous"
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.
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.
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties. Synonyms: galling, irksome, grievous, heavy. having or involving obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an onerous agreement. onerous. / ˈəʊ-; ˈɒnərəs / adjective. laborious or oppressive.
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.
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."
2 days ago · adjective. 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.
Definition of onerous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
