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- [ley-ber]
- /ˈleɪ bər/
- /ˈleɪbə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley-ber]
- /ˈleɪ bər/
Definitions of labour word
- noun labour productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. 1
- noun labour the body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages. 1
- noun labour this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management and capital). 1
- noun labour physical or mental work, especially of a hard or fatiguing kind; toil. 1
- noun labour a job or task done or to be done. 1
- noun labour the physical effort and periodic uterine contractions of childbirth. 1
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Origin of labour
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 Labour
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
labour popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".
labour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for labour
noun labour
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- 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.
- 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.
verb labour
- exert — Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
- grapple — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- wrestle — to engage in wrestling.
- agonise — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
Antonyms for labour
noun labour
- 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.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- entertainment — The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
verb labour
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- 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.
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