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- [ley-ber]
- /ˈleɪ bər/
- /ˈleɪ.bər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley-ber]
- /ˈleɪ bər/
Definitions of labor word
- noun labor productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. 1
- noun labor the body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages. 1
- noun labor this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management and capital). 1
- noun labor physical or mental work, especially of a hard or fatiguing kind; toil. 1
- noun labor a job or task done or to be done. 1
- noun labor the physical effort and periodic uterine contractions of childbirth. 1
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Origin of labor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English labour < Middle French < Latin labōr- (stem of labor) work
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Labor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
labor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
labor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for labor
verb labor
- toil — Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- sweat — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- travail — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
noun labor
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- efforts — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- employment — The condition of having paid work.
- exertions — Physical or mental effort.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
Antonyms for labor
verb labor
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
noun labor
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- entertainment — The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
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