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Definition of "onerousness" [onerousness]

  • The state or characteristic of of being onerous. (noun)

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Use "onerousness" in a sentence
  • "In the case of labor, the "cost" consists of the level of training and skill required, hours worked, and the onerousness and riskiness of the working conditions and the training mentioned above."
  • "There are several reasons for hoping that international terrorism isn't about religion -- not least of them the immense onerousness, the near-impossibility, now, of maintaining a discourse (I'll put this simply) that makes distinctions between groups of human beings."
  • "Beyond which, where in the history or text of the amendment would the length/onerousness criteria arise?"
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