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laboriousness

/ləˈbɔː.ri.əs.nəs/
(UK: laboriousness)
la · bo · ri · ous · ness
Adverb:laboriously
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Adjective:laborious
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laboriousness Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The quality or state of requiring considerable time, physical or mental effort, and perseverance to accomplish.

Example

"The sheer laboriousness of transcribing thousands of handwritten parish records by hand delayed the historical study for years."

2

A heavy, strained, or overlybelabored quality in style, expression, or execution that lacks natural grace or fluency.

Example

"Critics noted a certain laboriousness in the novel's early chapters before the narrative found its natural rhythm."

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• Rhymes for laboriousness

• Nearby Words

laborer
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laboriously
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laborsaving
labradoodle
labrador

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in late Middle English from the adjective 'laborious' (via Old French from Latin 'laboriosus', meaning 'toilsome', from 'labor') combined with the native English suffix '-ness'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Laboriousness. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/laboriousness
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