Chore vs Drudgery - What's the difference?
chore | drudgery |
A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
(US, dated) To do chores.
(British, informal) To steal.
tedious, menial and exhausting work
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
As an adjective chore
is .As a noun drudgery is
tedious, menial and exhausting work.chore
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ). See also char .Noun
(chores)- Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.
Verb
(chor)References
*Etymology 2
Possibly derived from the (etyl) word , see also Geordie word (chor).Alternative forms
* chor (Geordie)Verb
Synonyms
* steal (standard English) * thieve (standard English) * twoc (Geordie)Etymology 3
Anagrams
* ----drudgery
English
Noun
- we are, perhaps, all the while flattering our natural indolence, which, hating the bustle of the world, and drudgery of business seeks a pretence of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence.