Definitions
- Describing a task that requires a lot of effort and time. - Referring to a process that is slow and tedious. - Talking about a job or project that involves a lot of hard work and attention to detail.
- Describing a task that is difficult and requires a lot of physical or mental effort. - Referring to a process that is challenging and demanding. - Talking about a job or project that involves a lot of hard work and endurance.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe tasks or processes that require a lot of effort.
- 2Both words can be used to describe physical or mental effort.
- 3Both words can be used to describe jobs or projects that involve hard work.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Arduous implies a higher level of difficulty and challenge than laborious.
- 2Endurance: Arduous emphasizes the need for physical or mental endurance, while laborious does not necessarily imply this.
- 3Speed: Laborious implies a slower pace or progress than arduous.
- 4Connotation: Arduous has a more negative connotation than laborious, which can have a neutral or even positive connotation.
- 5Usage: Arduous is less common than laborious in everyday language.
Remember this!
Laborious and arduous are synonyms that describe tasks or processes that require a lot of effort and hard work. However, arduous implies a higher level of difficulty and challenge, as well as the need for endurance, while laborious emphasizes a slower pace and attention to detail. Additionally, arduous has a more negative connotation and is less commonly used than laborious.
