TEDIUM

tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness

(noun) dullness owing to length or slowness

boredom, ennui, tedium

(noun) the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tedium (usually uncountable, plural tediums or tedia)

Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

Synonyms

• boredom, drudgery, ennui, tediousness

Source: Wiktionary


Te"di*um, n. Etym: [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one.]

Definition: Irksomeness; wearisomeness; tediousness. [Written also tædium.] Cowper. To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. Prof. Wilson. The tedium of his office reminded him more strongly of the willing scholar, and his thoughts were rambling. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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