Dictionary

tediousness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English tediosenes, tediousenesse, tediousnesse, tedusnes, teduysnes, tedyousnes; equivalent to tedious + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being tedious; tedium.
   • [B]revity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes[.] c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
   • I am the worst person in the world for formal dinners, but I shall be thankful to have a resting-place whereon to bestow my tediousness in an evening. 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 95:

Forms

Synonyms

tedium · tiresomeness · wearisomeness · slowness · prolixity · tediosity

Translations (21)

nb kjedsomhet (quality of being tedious) · it fastidiosità (quality of being tedious) · fr ennui (quality of being tedious) · it stucchevolezza (quality of being tedious) · tr bıkkınlık (quality of being tedious) · it pallosità (quality of being tedious) · fr monotonie (quality of being tedious) · ga liostacht (quality of being tedious) · da kedsomhed (quality of being tedious) · fi tylsyys (quality of being tedious) · it fastidiosaggine (quality of being tedious) · mi takeotanga (quality of being tedious) · ga leadránacht (quality of being tedious) · fi pitkäveteisyys (quality of being tedious) · it tediosità (quality of being tedious) · it noia (quality of being tedious) · tr bezginlik (quality of being tedious) · it monotonia (quality of being tedious) · ja 退屈 (quality of being tedious) · es prolijidad (quality of being tedious) · it noiosità (quality of being tedious)