tedium
41ennui — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. boredom (see weariness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. apathy, languor, tedium; see boredom . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [AN WEE] boredom and the list lessness that accompanies it.… …
42boredom — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ennui, lack of interest, weariness, world weariness, taedium vitae (Latin), tedium, tiresomeness, apathy, wearisomeness, doldrums, listlessness, irksomeness, the blahs*; see also dullness 1 , indifference 1 , monotony . II… …
43tedious — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. tedieus, from L.L. taediosus wearisome, irksome, tedious, from L. taedium (see TEDIUM (Cf. tedium)) …
44dull — adj 1 *stupid, slow, dumb, dense, crass Analogous words: *lethargic, sluggish, comatose: phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, apathetic: *backward: retarded (see DELAY vb) Antonyms: clever, bright …
45while — while, wile, beguile, fleet mean to pass time, especially leisure time, without being bored. One whiles or wiles away a space of time by causing it to be filled by something pleasant, diverting, or amusing {they can while away an hour very… …
46tediousness — n tedium, monotony, monotonousness, boredom, ennui, dullness, humdrum, stuffiness. See tedium …
47tediousness — noun dullness owing to length or slowness • Syn: ↑tedium, ↑tiresomeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tiresome (for: ↑tiresomeness), ↑tedious (for: ↑ …
48tiresomeness — noun dullness owing to length or slowness • Syn: ↑tediousness, ↑tedium • Derivationally related forms: ↑tiresome, ↑tedious (for: ↑tedium), ↑tedious ( …
49taedium — variant of tedium * * * taedium an obsolete spelling of ↑tedium taedium vitae /tēˈdi əm vīˈtē or tīˈdi ŭm vēˈtī or wēˈtī/ noun (Latin) Weariness of life …
50te·di·um — /ˈtiːdijəm/ noun [noncount] somewhat formal : the quality or state of being tedious or boring The movie was three hours of tedium. I took a day off to relieve the tedium of work …
