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Definition of Burdensomeness
1. Noun. Unwelcome burdensome difficulty.
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Derivative terms: Burdensome, Heavy, Heavy, Onerous, Oppressive
Definition of Burdensomeness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being burdensome. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burdensomeness
Literary usage of Burdensomeness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1890)
"He lightens and then increases its burdensomeness.—What it became after him.—The
law of 1818. I. The other group, long before 1789, comprises the cravings ..."
2. The Distribution of Wealth: A Theory of Wages, Interest and Profits by John Bates Clark (1899)
"In like manner, the periods of labor are of unequal degrees of absolute
burdensomeness, since the last hour is the most wearying and irksome ; yet they are ..."
3. The City of God by Augustine, Marcus Dods (1871)
"3 We are then burdened with this corruptible body ; but knowing that the cause
of this burdensomeness is not the nature and substance of the body, ..."
4. Sermons by Phillips Brooks (1896)
"O my dear friend, if you have tried to be religious and have found your religion
a burden, what you need to relieve its burdensomeness is to be not less but ..."
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