Toil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

work hard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɔɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɔɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɔɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɔɪl/.

Examples

his labor did not require a great deal of skill
She was digging away at her math homework
Lexicographers drudge all day long

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dig labour moil fag labor grind travail drudge

Parts of Speech

noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages) “his labor did not require a great deal of skill”
verb	work hard “She was digging away at her math homework”

Word Forms

laborious	adjective	characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
labor	verb	work hard
labour	verb	strive and make an effort to reach a goal
toil	verb	work hard
labor	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
laborer	noun	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labour	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
labourer	noun	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
toiler	noun	one who works strenuously
toil	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
travail	noun	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
grind	noun	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
drudge	noun	a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
drudgery	noun	hard monotonous routine work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mühe

produktive Arbeit (insbesondere körperliche Arbeit gegen Lohn)

🇫🇷French

labeur

travail productif (en particulier le travail physique effectué contre salaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

trabajo

Trabajo productivo (especialmente trabajo físico realizado a cambio de un salario).

🇮🇹Italian

fatica

lavoro produttivo (in particolare lavoro fisico svolto per salario)

🇳🇱Dutch

zwoegen

productief werk (vooral fysiek werk gedaan voor loon)

🇵🇹Portuguese

labuta

trabalho produtivo (especialmente trabalho físico realizado em troca de salários)

🇷🇺Russian

трудиться

производительный труд (особенно физический труд, выполняемый за заработную плату)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठिन परिश्रम

उत्पादक कार्य (विशेषकर मजदूरी के लिए किया गया शारीरिक कार्य)

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিশ্রম

উৎপাদনশীল কাজ (বিশেষ করে মজুরির জন্য করা শারীরিক কাজ)

🇮🇳Tamil

உழைப்பு

உற்பத்தி வேலை (குறிப்பாக கூலிக்காக செய்யப்படும் உடல் உழைப்பு)

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రమ

ఉత్పాదక పని (ముఖ్యంగా వేతనాల కోసం చేసే శారీరక శ్రమ)

🇮🇳Marathi

परिश्रम

उत्पादक काम (विशेषत: मजुरीसाठी केलेले शारीरिक काम)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિશ્રમ

ઉત્પાદક કાર્ય (ખાસ કરીને વેતન માટે શારીરિક કાર્ય)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರಮಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಉತ್ಪಾದಕ ಕೆಲಸ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವೇತನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ದೈಹಿಕ ಕೆಲಸ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധ്വാനിക്കുക

ഉൽപ്പാദനപരമായ ജോലി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കൂലിക്ക് വേണ്ടി ചെയ്യുന്ന ശാരീരിക ജോലി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਹਨਤ

ਉਤਪਾਦਕ ਕੰਮ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰੀ ਲਈ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਕੰਮ)

🇵🇰Urdu

محنت

پیداواری کام (خاص طور پر اجرت کے لیے جسمانی کام)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辛劳

生产性工作（特别是为赚取工资而进行的体力劳动）

🇯🇵Japanese

労苦

生産的な仕事（特に賃金を得るために行われる肉体労働）

🇰🇷Korean

수고

생산적인 일(특히 임금을 받기 위한 육체 노동)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công việc cực nhọc

công việc sản xuất (đặc biệt là công việc thể chất được thực hiện để kiếm tiền)

🇹🇭Thai

งานหนัก

งานที่มีประสิทธิผล (โดยเฉพาะงานทางกายภาพที่ทำเพื่อค่าจ้าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bekerja keras

pekerjaan produktif (terutama pekerjaan fisik yang dilakukan untuk mendapatkan upah)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapagal

produktibong trabaho (lalo na ang pisikal na trabaho na ginawa para sa sahod)

🇲🇾Malay

bersusah payah

kerja produktif (terutama kerja fizikal yang dilakukan untuk upah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكدح

العمل المنتج (خاصة العمل البدني الذي يتم مقابل أجر)

🇮🇷Persian

زحمت کشیدن

کار مولد (به ویژه کارهای فیزیکی که در ازای دستمزد انجام می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

zahmet

üretken iş (özellikle ücret karşılığında yapılan fiziksel iş)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָמָל

עבודה פרודוקטיבית (במיוחד עבודה פיזית הנעשית תמורת שכר)

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

The primary meaning of 'toil' is 'productive work (especially physical work done for wages)'.

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

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

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

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