Cumbrous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌmbɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌmbɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌmbɹəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌmbɹəs/.

Examples

a cumbersome piece of machinery
cumbrous protective clothing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cumbersome

Parts of Speech

adjective

difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

“a cumbersome piece of machinery”

Word Forms

cumbersomeness

noun

trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umständlich

schwierig zu handhaben oder zu verwenden, insbesondere aufgrund der Größe oder des Gewichts

🇫🇷French

embarrassant

difficile à manipuler ou à utiliser notamment en raison de la taille ou du poids

🇪🇸Spanish

engorroso

Difícil de manejar o usar, especialmente debido al tamaño o peso.

🇮🇹Italian

ingombrante

difficile da maneggiare o utilizzare soprattutto a causa delle dimensioni o del peso

🇳🇱Dutch

omslachtig

moeilijk te hanteren of te gebruiken, vooral vanwege de grootte of het gewicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

complicado

difícil de manusear ou usar, especialmente devido ao tamanho ou peso

🇷🇺Russian

громоздкий

трудно обращаться или использовать, особенно из-за размера или веса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गरु

विशेष रूप से आकार या वजन के कारण संभालना या उपयोग करना मुश्किल है

🇧🇩Bengali

জটিল

বিশেষ করে আকার বা ওজনের কারণে পরিচালনা বা ব্যবহার করা কঠিন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கலான

குறிப்பாக அளவு அல்லது எடை காரணமாக கையாள அல்லது பயன்படுத்த கடினமாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

గజిబిజిగా

ముఖ్యంగా పరిమాణం లేదా బరువు కారణంగా నిర్వహించడం లేదా ఉపయోగించడం కష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

अवजड

विशेषतः आकार किंवा वजनामुळे हाताळणे किंवा वापरणे कठीण आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોજારૂપ

ખાસ કરીને કદ અથવા વજનને કારણે હેન્ડલ કરવું અથવા વાપરવું મુશ્કેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊಡಕಿನ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ತೂಕದ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഞെരുക്കമുള്ള

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വലിപ്പമോ ഭാരമോ കാരണം കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കാനോ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਝਲ

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੈਂਡਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਰਤਣਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوجھل

خاص طور پر سائز یا وزن کی وجہ سے سنبھالنا یا استعمال کرنا مشکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

笨重的

难以处理或使用，尤其是由于尺寸或重量

🇯🇵Japanese

面倒な

特にサイズや重量のせいで、取り扱いや使用が難しい

🇰🇷Korean

번거로운

특히 크기나 무게 때문에 취급이나 사용이 어렵습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cồng kềnh

khó xử lý hoặc sử dụng đặc biệt là do kích thước hoặc trọng lượng

🇹🇭Thai

ยุ่งยาก

ยากต่อการจัดการหรือใช้งานโดยเฉพาะเนื่องจากขนาดหรือน้ำหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bagong

sulit untuk ditangani atau digunakan terutama karena ukuran atau beratnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرهقة

يصعب التعامل معها أو استخدامها خاصة بسبب الحجم أو الوزن

🇮🇷Persian

دست و پا گیر

دست زدن یا استفاده به خصوص به دلیل اندازه یا وزن دشوار است

🇹🇷Turkish

hantal

özellikle boyut veya ağırlık nedeniyle taşınması veya kullanılması zor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסורבל

קשה לטפל או להשתמש במיוחד בגלל גודל או משקל

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'cumbrous'?

The primary meaning of 'cumbrous' is 'difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cumbrous' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cumbrous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cumbrous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cumbrous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'cumbrous' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'cumbrous' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'cumbrous' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'cumbrous' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'cumbrous' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'cumbrous' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted