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unburdensome

bur·den·some
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bur-dn-suh m]
    • /ˈbɜr dn səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bur-dn-suh m]
    • /ˈbɜr dn səm/

Definitions of unburdensome word

  • adjective unburdensome oppressively heavy; onerous. 1
  • adjective unburdensome distressing; troublesome. 1
  • adjective unburdensome Nautical. having a full hull form, as a merchant vessel built for capacity rather than speed. 1
See all 3 definitions of unburdensome

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Origin of unburdensome

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; burden1 + -some1

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Parts of speech for Unburdensome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unburdensome

unburdensome popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unburdensome usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unburdensome

adj unburdensome

  • deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
  • easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
  • humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.

adjective unburdensome

All 8 Synonyms of unburdensome

Antonyms for unburdensome

adj unburdensome

  • burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
  • cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
  • carking — distressful.
  • clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
  • clunky — If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.

adjective unburdensome

  • longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
  • onery — (US, particularly, Southern US) eye dialect ornery.
All 9 Antonyms of unburdensome

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