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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/|a=UK}} |
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* {{IPA|en|/dəˈmændɪŋ/|a=US}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɑːndɪŋ|ændɪŋ|s2=3}} |
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːndɪŋ|ændɪŋ|s2=3}} |
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# Requiring much [[endurance]], [[strength]], or [[patience]]. |
# Requiring much [[endurance]], [[strength]], or [[patience]]. |
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#: {{syn|en|challenging|exigent|taxing}} |
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#: {{ux|en|This bike is built to withstand even the most '''demanding''' terrain.}} |
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# Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy. |
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#: {{syn|en|exacting|Thesaurus:bossy}} |
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#: {{nearsyn|en|Thesaurus:fastidious}} |
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#: {{ux|en|Our wines will satisfy even the most '''demanding''' connoisseur.}} |
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====Antonyms==== |
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* {{l|en|undemanding}} |
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* See also [[Thesaurus:bossy]] |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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* French: {{t+|fr|éprouvant}}, {{t+|fr|exigeant}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|éprouvant}}, {{t+|fr|exigeant}} |
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* Greek: {{t+|el|απαιτητικός|sc=Grek}} |
* Greek: {{t+|el|απαιτητικός|sc=Grek}} |
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* Japanese: {{t|ja|きつい|tr=kitsui}} |
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|きつい|tr=kitsui}} |
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* Norman: {{t|nrf|exigeant}} |
* Norman: {{t|nrf|exigeant}} |
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* Norwegian: |
* Norwegian: |
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*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|krevende}} |
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|krevende}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|wymagający}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wymagający}} |
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* Russian: {{t|ru|тре́бующий уси́лий}}, {{t+|ru|напряжённый |
* Russian: {{t|ru|тре́бующий уси́лий}}, {{t+|ru|напряжённый}} |
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|exigente}} |
* Spanish: {{t+|es|exigente}} |
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{{trans-top|making great demands; difficult to satisfy}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|exigeant}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|тре́бовательный}}, {{t+|ru|взыска́тельный}} |
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|exigente}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|вимогли́вий}}, {{t|uk|вибагли́вий}} |
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{{head|en|verb form}} |
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Revision as of 21:36, 21 May 2024
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
demanding (comparative more demanding, superlative most demanding)
- Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
- Synonyms: challenging, exigent, taxing
- This bike is built to withstand even the most demanding terrain.
- Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
- Synonyms: exacting; see also Thesaurus:bossy
- Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:fastidious
- Our wines will satisfy even the most demanding connoisseur.
Antonyms
Translations
requiring much endurance, strength, or patience
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making great demands; difficult to satisfy
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Verb
demanding
- present participle and gerund of demand