tedium
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di noun
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin taedium
1655–65; < Latin taedium
Synonyms
monotony, sameness, dullness.
monotony, sameness, dullness.
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| —n | |
| the state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony | |
| [C17: from Latin taedium, from taedēre to weary] | |
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Tedium
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Word Origin & History
tedium
1662, from L. tædium "weariness, disgust," related to tædet "it is wearisome," and to tædere "to weary." Possible cognates are O.C.S. tezo, Lith. tingiu "to be dull, be listless."
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Example sentences
Scientists are arguing that tedium is good for your brain.
If only there were a way to look after one's health without suffering the tedium of green vegetables and exercise bicycles.
Contemporary opera is trying to escape from its reputation for atonal tedium.
If a trace of tedium develops as the picture rolls along, that is true to the nature of the bachelor party.
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