undemanding
adjective
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
uhndihmandingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
əndɪˈmændɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Not demanding
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Requiring little if any patience or effort or skill
Used this way, undemanding is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
“The pay was adequate and the job undemanding.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use undemanding
- “The pay was adequate and the job undemanding.”adjective
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