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demandingrequiring much skill or effort; difficult to satisfy

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: requiring much skill or effort; difficult to satisfy

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈmændɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 많은 기술이나 노력을 요구하는; 까다로운, 힘든

Korean pronunciation: 디-맨-딩 (강세: 맨)

Example Sentences

  • My cat is more demanding than my boss - at least my boss doesn't wake me up at 3 AM for food.
  • The demanding training program helped athletes improve their performance significantly.
  • She has a demanding personality and expects everything to be perfect.

demanding

ADJECTIVE

//dɪˈmændɪŋ//

requiring much skill or effort; difficult to satisfy

demanding concept
💡 Concept

Requiring high skill and standards

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demanding rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

After demanding landing, proudly standing!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈmændɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootdemand
Suffix--ing

Origin

From the verb 'demand,' which comes from Old French 'demander,' derived from Latin 'demandare' meaning 'to entrust' or 'to order.' The prefix 'de-' (down/away) combined with 'mandare' (to command).

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🎵Rhyme

landingstandingexpanding
landing
standing
expanding

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat is more demanding than my boss - at least my boss doesn't wake me up at 3 AM for food.

The demanding training program helped athletes improve their performance significantly.

She has a demanding personality and expects everything to be perfect.

😄 Fun example

Parenting is one of the most demanding jobs in the world, and it doesn't even come with vacation days.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

challengingdifficulttoughrigorousexacting

Antonyms

easysimpleundemanding

Related

requirementexpectationstandardpressure