onerous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English onerous, from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus (“burdensome”), from onus (“load”). Compare exonerate. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒnəɹəs/, /ˈəʊnəɹəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑnəɹəs/, /ˈoʊnəɹəs/ === Adjective === onerous (comparative more onerous, superlative most onerous) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome. Synonyms: burdensome, demanding, difficult, taxing, wearing ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === honerous, onerose, onerouse === Etymology === From Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔnɛˈruːs/, /ɔˈnɛrus/ === Adjective === onerous (Late Middle English) onerous ==== Descendants ==== English: onerous ==== References ==== “onerǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.