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laborsaving

la·bor·sav·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-ber-sey-ving]
    • /ˈleɪ bərˌseɪ vɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-ber-sey-ving]
    • /ˈleɪ bərˌseɪ vɪŋ/

Definitions of laborsaving word

  • adjective laborsaving designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device. 1
  • noun laborsaving Making work easier or faster. 1

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Origin of laborsaving

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; labor + saving

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Parts of speech for Laborsaving

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

laborsaving popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

laborsaving usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for laborsaving

adj laborsaving

  • automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
  • automated — An automated factory, office, or industrial process uses machines to do the work instead of people.
  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
  • cursory — A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
  • fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.

adjective laborsaving

  • emotionless — Not showing any emotion; unemotional.

Antonyms for laborsaving

adj laborsaving

  • manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
  • by hand — If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
  • conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
  • feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.

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