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on·er·ous

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–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.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L onerōsus, equiv. to oner- (s. of onus) burden + -ōsus -ous

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—Related forms

on·er·ous·ly, adverb

on·er·ous·ness, o·ne·ros·i·ty

Audio Help [oh-nuh-ros-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 1. heavy, crushing, grievous; irksome, galling.

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on·er·ous Audio Help (ŏn'ər-əs, ō'nər-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome.
Law Entailing obligations that exceed advantages.

[Middle English, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerōsus, from onus, oner-, burden.]

on'er·ous·ly adv., on'er·ous·ness n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
onerous

c.1400, from O.Fr. (h)onereus (14c., Mod.Fr. onéreux), from L. onerosus, from onus (gen. oneris) "burden."

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onerous
adjective
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" [syn: burdensome]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
onerous [ˈounərəs] adjective

hard to bear or do
Example: an onerous task

Arabic:	شاق، صَعْبُ الإحْتِمال
Chinese (Simplified):	艰巨的，繁重的，费力的
Chinese (Traditional):	艱巨的，繁重的，費力的
Czech:	obtížný
Danish:	tung; besværlig
Dutch:	zwaar
Estonian:	koormav
Finnish:	rasittava
French:	pénible
German:	lästig
Greek:	επίπονος, δυσβάσταχτος
Hungarian:	súlyos
Icelandic:	þungbær, erfiður
Indonesian:	berat
Italian:	gravoso

Japanese:	骨の折れる
Korean:	번거로운, 힘든
Latvian:	apgrūtinošs; nepatīkams
Lithuanian:	sunkus
Norwegian:	tyngende, byrdefull
Polish:	uciążliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	difícil
Portuguese (Portugal):	pesado
Romanian:	oneros, împovărător
Russian:	обременительный
Slovak:	ťažký
Slovenian:	težaven
Spanish:	pesado
Swedish:	betungande, besvärlig, svår
Turkish:	güç, külfetli

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: oner·ous
Pronunciation: 'ä-n&-r&s, 'O-
Function: adjective
1 : excessively burdensome or costly
2 : involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration <an onerous donation> —used chiefly in the civil law of Louisiana —see also onerous contract at CONTRACT —compare GRATUITOUS

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