Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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THOUGHTFULLY
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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