- tedium
- tedium (n.) 1660s, from L. taedium "weariness, disgust," related to taedet "it is wearisome," and to taedere "to weary." Possible cognates are O.C.S. tezo, Lith. tingiu "to be dull, be listless."
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tedium — tedium, boredom, ennui, doldrums are comparable when they denote a state of dissatisfaction and weariness. Tedium suggests a repression of energy for lack of a proper or adequate outlet, and dullness or lowness of spirits resulting from irksome… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Tedium — Te di*um, n. [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one.] Irksomeness; wearisomeness; tediousness. [Written also {t[ae]dium}.] Cowper. [1913 Webster] To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. Prof. Wilson. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tedium — [n] dullness, monotony banality, boredom, deadness*, doldrums, drabness, dreariness, ennui, irksomeness, lack of interest, lifelessness, routine, sameness, tediousness, tiresomeness, wearisomeness, yawn*; concepts 388,410,668 Ant. diversion,… … New thesaurus
tedium — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being tedious … English terms dictionary
tedium — [tē′dē əm] n. [L taedium < taedet, it disgusts, offends] the condition or quality of being tiresome, wearisome, boring, or monotonous; tediousness … English World dictionary
tedium — te|di|um [ˈti:diəm] n [U] the feeling of being bored because the things you are doing are not interesting and continue for a long time without changing ▪ We sang while we worked, to relieve the tedium . tedium of ▪ the tedium of everyday life … Dictionary of contemporary English
tedium — [[t]ti͟ːdiəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n If you talk about the tedium of a job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating. She began to wonder whether she wouldn t go mad with the tedium of the job. Syn: boredom … English dictionary
tedium — noun 1) she loathed the tedium of housework Syn: monotony, boredom, ennui, uniformity, routine, dreariness, dryness, banality, vapidity, insipidity Ant: variety 2) I dozed off during the tedium of the third act … Thesaurus of popular words
tedium — noun (U) the quality of being tedious: She hated the tedium of life in a small country village … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tedium — /ˈtidiəm / (say teedeeuhm) noun the state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness: *The solution – to work – is not simply an escape from the felt tedium of home duties. –lyn richards, 1985. {Latin taedium} …
