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onerousness

noun

The state or characteristic of being onerous.

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burdensomeness onerosity heaviness oppressiveness

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Meanings

nounonerousness (countable and uncountable, plural onerousnesses)

plural onerousnesses

countableuncountableThe state or characteristic of being onerous.
The Government of Greece strongly urges the onerousness of the duty here imposed upon the currants of that country, amounting to 100 per cent or more of their market value.
1898, McKinley, Second State of the Union Address
Synonyms: burdensomeness, onerosity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or characteristic of being onerous.

Similar

burdensomeness onerosity

More synonyms by meaning

noununwelcome burdensome difficulty

Similar

burdensomeness heaviness oppressiveness

Broader

difficulty difficultness

Also see

burdensomeness heaviness oppressiveness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From onerous + -ness.

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Translations

Russian тя́гостность

тя́гостность (tjágostnostʹ)state of being onerous

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APA

onerousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onerousness

MLA

“onerousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onerousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onerousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onerousness.

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