Burdenous

/ˈbɜːrdənəs/ adjective

Definition

Heavy with burden; difficult to carry or manage; oppressive.

Etymology

From 'burden' plus the Latin-derived suffix '-ous,' which creates adjectives meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.' This is an older or more poetic form than 'burdensome.'

Kelly Says

Burdenous is a rare alternative to 'burdensome'—both mean the same thing, but 'burdenous' shows how English sometimes has multiple adjective forms competing, and 'burdensome' simply won the popularity contest!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አ重 (arech)
ah-rehch
ARالعربية
جهد (jahad)
jah-had
BNবাংলা
ভারী (bhaari)
bha-ree
CACatalà
pesat
peh-sat
CSČeština
těžký
chezh-kee
DADansk
tung
toong
DEDeutsch
beschwerlich
be-SHVER-li-kh
ELΕλληνικά
βαρύς (varys)
va-ris
ESEspañol
pesado
peh-SAH-doh
FAفارسی
باریک (baari)
ba-ree
FISuomi
raskas
rahk-kas
FRFrançais
lourd
loor
GUGU
ભારે (bhaare)
bha-are
HAHA
dauki
dow-kee
HEעברית
הכבד (ha-kavd)
ha-kavd
HIहिन्दी
भारी (bhaari)
bha-ree
HUMagyar
terhelő
ter-he-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
berat
be-rat
IGIG
nche
nche
ITItaliano
gravoso
grah-VOH-soh
JA日本語
負担の大きい (fuan no ookii)
fuan no ookii
KKKK
ауыс (awys)
aw-ys
KMKM
ចុង (chng)
chng
KO한국어
부담스러운 (budamseureoun)
bu-dam-seu-reoun
MRMR
हळूहळू (haluhalu)
ha-loo-ha-loo
MSBahasa Melayu
berat
be-rat
MYမြန်မာ
ကြပ်ကပ် (kyat-kyat)
kyat-kyat
NLNederlands
belastend
be-LAH-sten-dend
NONorsk
tung
toong
PAPA
ਭਾਰ (bhaar)
bhaar
PLPolski
ciężki
chehzh-kee
PTPortuguês
pesado
peh-SAH-doh
RORomână
greu
greu
RUРусский
тяжелый (tyazhelyy)
tye-zhe-lee
SVSvenska
tung
toong
SWKiswahili
mzigo
mzee-goh
TAதமிழ்
அடக்கம் (adakkanam)
ad-ak-ka-nam
TEతెలుగు
భారం (bhaaram)
bha-a-ram
THไทย
หนัก (nak)
nak
TLTL
bigat
bi-gat
TRTürkçe
ağır
ah-heer
UKУкраїнська
важкий (vazhkyy)
vazh-kee
URاردو
بہت بھاری (beht bhaari)
beh-t bha-aree
VITiếng Việt
vất vả
vat va
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
沉重的 (chénzhòng de)
chen-jong deh
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo

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