Meanings
nounonerosity (uncountable)
- rareuncountableOnerousness.
- uncountableScots lawThe legal state of affairs resulting from being done or given in return for receipt of something of value.
It may be presumed to be a necessary ingredient in onerosity, that the obligation to be fulfilled is a legal one.
1845, John Hill Burton, The Law of Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Mercantile Sequestration, in Scotland, W. Tait, page 145
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antonym(s) of “Scots law”
Opposite
non-onerosity
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Origin
- Latinonerositas
- Englishonerosity
From onerous + -ity, from Latin onerositas.
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APA
onerosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onerosity
MLA
“onerosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onerosity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onerosity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onerosity.
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