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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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Onerous means difficult to do or needing a lot of effort. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find synonyms and translations in different languages.
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.
Onerous means difficult to do or needing a lot of effort. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, such as taxes, duties, or tasks, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Onerous means difficult, unpleasant, or burdensome. It can describe a task, a duty, or a legal obligation. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and related words.
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."
Onerous means troublesome, oppressive, or burdensome, or having obligations that outweigh the advantages. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of onerous in English and Spanish.
