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- [ley-ber-sey-ving]
- /ˈleɪ bərˌseɪ vɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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