laboursaving
Definition
Adjective: * Designed to reduce or eliminate the amount of human physical effort or work required to complete a task. It describes tools, devices, or methods that make work easier and less tiring, often by automating or simplifying manual processes.
Usage
The adjective laboursaving is used to describe a noun, typically a device, machine, tool, or innovation. It highlights the primary benefit or purpose of that item. * It is often used in discussions about technology, household appliances, industrial equipment, and workplace efficiency. * The spelling laborsaving (without the 'u') is the standard American English variant.
Examples
- The invention of the laboursaving dishwasher transformed kitchen chores for many families.
- Farmers have adopted various laboursaving techniques to increase productivity.
- This new software is a laboursaving tool for accountants, automating complex calculations.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Use: The term can be applied more broadly to systems or processes, not just physical objects.
- The company implemented a laboursaving workflow that cut report preparation time in half.
Variants and Related Words
- Laborsaving (adj): The American English spelling of laboursaving.
- Labor-saving / Labour-saving (adj): A hyphenated form, sometimes used for clarity, especially when the compound adjective precedes a noun (e.g., ).
- Efficiency (n): The state of achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. A laboursaving device improves efficiency.
- Automation (n): The use of largely automatic equipment in a system of operation. Laboursaving devices often involve some level of automation.
- Time-saving (adj): Designed to reduce the time needed to do something. Many laboursaving devices are also time-saving.
Synonyms
- Effort-reducing
- Work-reducing
- Convenient
- Efficient (in the context of reducing manual effort)
Antonyms
- Labor-intensive / Labour-intensive
- Strenuous
- Arduous
Adjective
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designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
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laborsaving devices like washing machines
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