Definitions
- Referring to hard work or labor, often with a sense of difficulty or struggle. - Describing a challenging or demanding task that requires significant effort. - Talking about a job or occupation that involves physical or mental exertion.
- Referring to hard work or labor, often with a sense of exhaustion or fatigue. - Describing a difficult or strenuous task that requires sustained effort over a long period of time. - Talking about a job or occupation that involves repetitive or monotonous work.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to hard work or labor.
- 2Both words can describe a challenging or demanding task.
- 3Both words can be used to talk about a job or occupation that involves physical or mental exertion.
- 4Both words can have a negative connotation.
- 5Both words can be used as verbs or nouns.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Travail implies a sense of difficulty or struggle, while toil implies a sense of exhaustion or fatigue.
- 2Duration: Toil suggests sustained effort over a long period of time, while travail may refer to a shorter, more intense period of work.
- 3Variety: Travail can refer to a wider range of tasks and activities, while toil is often associated with repetitive or monotonous work.
- 4Connotation: Travail can have a more neutral or even positive connotation, while toil is often associated with hardship or drudgery.
- 5Usage: Travail is less common than toil in everyday language.
Remember this!
Travail and toil are synonyms that both refer to hard work or labor. However, travail implies a sense of difficulty or struggle, while toil implies a sense of exhaustion or fatigue. Additionally, toil suggests sustained effort over a long period of time, while travail may refer to a shorter, more intense period of work. While both words can be used to talk about a job or occupation that involves physical or mental exertion, toil is more commonly used in everyday language.
