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PRONUNCIATION OF BURTHENSOME

burthensome  [ˈbɜːðənsəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BURTHENSOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Burthensome is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BURTHENSOME


burdensome
ˈbɜːdənsəm
greensome
ˈɡriːnsəm
hansom
ˈhænsəm
lonesome
ˈləʊnsəm
overburdensome
ˌəʊvərˈbɜːdənsəm
ownsome
ˈəʊnsəm
pensum
ˈpɛnsəm
ransom
ˈrænsəm
Ransome
ˈrænsəm
responsum
rɪˈspɒnsəm
sensum
ˈsɛnsəm
transom
ˈtrænsəm
unhandsome
ʌnˈhænsəm
winsome
ˈwɪnsəm
yawnsome
ˈjɔːnsəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURTHENSOME

burseraceous
bursicon
bursiculate
bursiform
bursitis
burst
burster
bursting
bursting at the seams
burstone
burthen
burton
Burton-upon-Trent
Burundi
Burundian
burweed
bury
bury one´s head in the sand
Bury St Edmunds
bury the hatchet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURTHENSOME

awsome
bothersome
centrosome
chromosome
cumbersome
fearsome
flavoursome
foursome
fulsome
gruesome
handsome
lysosome
sex chromosome
some
threesome
tiresome
troublesome
twosome
wholesome
worrisome

Synonyms and antonyms of burthensome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «burthensome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURTHENSOME

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The translations of burthensome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burthensome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

burthensome
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

burthensome
570 millions of speakers

English

burthensome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

burthensome
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

burthensome
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

burthensome
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

burthensome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

burthensome
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onéreuses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

burthensome
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

burthensome
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

burthensome
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Burthensome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

burthensome
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

burthensome
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उज्ज्वल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burthensome
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

burthensome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

burthensome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

burthensome
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

burthensome
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

burthensome
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burthensome
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

burthensome
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

burthensome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of burthensome

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURTHENSOME»

The term «burthensome» is normally little used and occupies the 142.075 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BURTHENSOME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «burthensome» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «burthensome» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about burthensome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURTHENSOME»

Discover the use of burthensome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to burthensome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Some Thoughts on the Land-Tax, General Excises, and the ...
Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time.
James Pitt, 2012
2
The present state of the manufacture of salt explained, and ...
... in modern times, more free from unreasonable prejudices than they were at former periods ; and as they feel the necessity of productive taxes, they are disposed to prefer those which are least burthensome and most effectual, i provided they ...
Archibald Cochrane Dundonald, 1785
3
An American Glossary
In a figurative sense, probably American. 1824 A short essay, repeating this phrase at the end of every paragraph, is to be found in the Franklin Herald ( Greenfield, Mass.), March 2 : being copied from the Cheraw Intelligencer. Burthensome.
Richard Hopwood Thornton, Louise Hanley, 1912
4
Binns's justice: Digest of the laws and judicial decisions ...
THE persons appointed at sessions, A. D. to view a road leading from &c. to &c, and to judge whether the same has become useless, inconvenient and burthensome, having been severally sworn or affirmed, as within directed, report, that they ...
John Binns, Pennsylvania, 1840
5
The Federalist Concordance
0.0021% 24H 156 33 It would be as burthensome and injurious to the 30H 1 92 21 in their extent as burthensome in their conditions 35H 222 6 of finance will always be the least burthensome. 83H 563 19 more burthensome than the original ...
Thomas Engeman, Edward J. Erler, Thomas B. Hofeller, 1988
6
The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr. Richard ...
4 3 “must,” saith he, “be forced. BOOK VI. Ch. iv. 11. ._4.._ ' Prelate E. is omitted in E. l T be following rlaure lo the repelition of the word burthensome ' confessions E . '1 in the first E. 1Sozom. Hist. Eccles. lib. vii. “si voluntarie noluerint, compelc ...
Richard Hooker, Izaak Walton, John Keble, 1888
7
The Political State of Great Britain
... the taking off xssome os those Taxes which were most; Burthensome upon the Poor; and at that Time, Sir, it was the Opinion of this very House, that this Tax upon Salt was the most Burthensome upon the Poor, and the most Pernicious to the ...
8
The works of ... Richard Hooker: with an account of his life ...
... may probably think) to be somewhat " burthensome ;" not burthensome, I think k, to notorious offenders ; for what more just than in such sort to discipline them ? but burthensome, that men whose crimes were un- □ known should blaze their ...
Richard Hooker, John Keble, 1841
9
A Paraphrase And Notes On The Epistles Of St. Paul To The ...
On the contrary when the being burthensome to others is denoted, the exPression is; Bapeat 'rim tum. Apud eund. Epist. ead. (V rruapvwJU xau arm-m iuu 'rpucpeue unwr- Isoc. p..lo7. l. 1.. Eurip. apud Stob. p. 221. l. 58. l] Theophylact.
Samuel Chandler, Nathaniel White, 1777
10
The Works
On a closer inspection, however, it will be seen, that. by the variety of choice thus afforded, effectual service is rendered to the defendant's, no less than to the plaintiffs side: — whereas, under the existing system, burthensome to an outrageous ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURTHENSOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term burthensome is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harmonisation of doctrine of repudiation and its effect on the …
... in the manner “least profitable to the plaintiff, and the least burthensome to the defendant”, to terminate the contract lawfully: see Cockburn v ... «Lexology, Jan 13»
2
Freedom better than slavery
... of "sickness, age, or infirmity" be provided for, and not be allowed to "wander about, or become burthensome to others for sustenance". «Jamaica Gleaner, Aug 12»
3
The President Should Decide How, Not Whether, to...
War, in its best estate, never fails to impose upon the people the most burthensome taxes, and personal sufferings. It is always injurious, and sometimes ... «National Review Online, Jun 11»
4
Crown and Country by David Starkey: review
The Commons passed an act proclaiming “that the Office of a King … is unnecessary, burthensome and dangerous to the liberty, safety and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 10»
5
RE: Five Best Conservative Books
Parents may not be consenting to their moral relation; but consenting or not, they are bound to a long train of burthensome duties towards those ... «National Review Online, Sep 10»
6
The King of Weird
... refrain from suicide—the reasons, that is, why I still find existence enough of a compensation to atone for its dominantly burthensome quality. «The New York Review of Books, Oct 06»

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