onerous

Meaning

Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

Synonyms

burdensome
heavy
B1
weighty
45k
bothersome
32k
stodgy
arduous
27k
troublesome
C2
tiring
C2
hard
A1
difficult
A2
exacting
37k
taxing
31k
oppressive
24k
painful
B2
cumbersome
37k
ponderous
leaden
backbreaking
lumbering
46k
lumpish
massive
B2
miserable
B2
niggling
painstaking
36k
plodding
pregnant
B1
saturnine
serious
A1
severe
B2
sorrowful
26k
straining
C2
strenuous
25k
tiresome
C2
toiling
36k
toilsome
tough
A2
uphill
C2
vexatious
vexing
43k
waterlogged
weighted
31k

burdenous

beefy
34k
bitter
B2
costly
C2
cumbrous
demanding
C1
distressing
20k
drudging
exhausting
C2
Translations

βαρύς

zwaar
drukkend
onéreux
lourd
oneroso
pénible
noioso
pesado
gravis
pesado
gravoso
beschwerlich
brutus
oneroso
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒnəɹəs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
onerous
In summary

From Middle English onerous, from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus (“burdensome”), from onus (“load”). Compare exonerate.

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