chore C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /tʃɔr/ UK /tʃɔː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a routine or tedious task, especially a household one Washing the dishes is the chore he dreads most. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a routine or tedious task,... taskdutyerrandjobdrudgery ↔ Opposites pleasureleisure Word family Related forms charcharwoman Etymology AI details A variant of obsolete chare/char ('a turn of work, an odd job'), from Old English cierr ('turn, occasion, affair'), from cierran ('to turn'). cierr Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chore **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tʃɔr/ **IPA (UK):** /tʃɔː/ ## Meanings 1. a routine or tedious task, especially a household one ## Examples - Washing the dishes is the chore he dreads most. ## Synonyms - task - duty - errand - job - drudgery ## Antonyms - pleasure - leisure ## Related Forms - char - charwoman ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cierr ## Etymology A variant of obsolete chare/char ('a turn of work, an odd job'), from Old English cierr ('turn, occasion, affair'), from cierran ('to turn'). ## AI Etymology Chore is a variant of obsolete chare/char ('a turn of work, an odd job'), from Old English cierr ('turn, occasion, affair'), from cierran ('to turn'). Important recorded forms include cierr (Old English). The current sense covers a routine or tedious task, especially a household one. The wider family includes related words such as char and charwoman. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown