tedium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtiː.di.əm/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Boredom or tediousness; ennui.
Yet active life was the genuine soil for his virtues; and he sometimes suffered tedium from the monotonous succession of events in our retirement.
1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VIII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium.
1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 192:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taedium | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic | |
| tedia | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tediums | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tædium | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
taedium vitae · boring · bore · tedious · wearisome
Synonyms
boredom · monotony · déjà vu · tiresomeness · tedium · acedia · ennui · sameness · drudgery · tediousness · wearisomeness
Translations (33)
el ανία (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · tr usantı (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · pt tédio (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · mi takeotanga (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · gl fastío (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · io tedo (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · tr usanç (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · fr fatigue (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · lv garlaiks (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · ro plictiseală (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · pt aborrecimento (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · ga leadrán (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · bg досада (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · ro anosteală (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · bg скука (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · fi ikävystyttävyys (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · cs znuděnost (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · lv garlaicība (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · pt fastio (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · pl nuda (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · grc ἀνία (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · gl tedio (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · ro urât (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · pdt Lankwiel (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · nl verveling (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · tr bezginlik (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · es tedio (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · pt enfado (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · fi tylsyys (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · de Langeweile (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · ru ску́ка (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · fr ennui (boredom or tediousness; ennui) · la taedium (boredom or tediousness; ennui)