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lourd — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • clumsy adj Awkward in movement; lacking grace or coordination.
  • costly adj Expensive, or requiring a heavy price to be paid.
  • cumbersome adjective Awkward or difficult to handle, carry, or manage because of size, weight, or complexity.
  • heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  • hefty adjective Large, heavy, and solidly built; substantial in size or weight.
  • onerous adj Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
  • ponderous adj Heavy, massive, weighty.
  • sultry adjective Hot and humid, with heavy, still air.
  • thick adj Having a large distance between opposite surfaces; not thin.
  • unwieldy adj Lacking strength; weak.

Senses

lourd is used for these senses in English:

  • clumsy Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
  • costly Of high cost; expensive.
  • cumbersome Inert, lumbering, slow in movement.
  • heavy (of a physical object) Having great weight.
  • heavy (of a topic) Serious, somber.
  • heavy (of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
  • hefty Heavy, weighing a lot.
  • onerous Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

close — full definition

  1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  2. verb To bring something to an end.
  3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
  4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
  5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

clumsy — full definition

  1. adj Awkward in movement; lacking grace or coordination.
  2. adj Poorly made, handled, or expressed; lacking skill or tact.

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