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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTediousness
/ˈtiː.di.əs.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being tedious; tiresome weariness resulting from being long, dull, or repetitive.
"She struggled to endure the sheer tediousness of sorting through thousands of obsolete files." - 2
The state of being boring or protracted to the point of causing mental fatigue.
"To escape the tediousness of the lecture, he began sketching in his notebook."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'tedious', originating from the Late Latin 'taediosus', meaning burdensome or wearisome, ultimately stemming from the Latin noun 'taedium' (disgust, weariness). The suffix '-ness' was added in Middle or Early Modern English to transform the adjective into an abstract noun representing the quality or state of being tiresome.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tediousness" is said worldwide
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ennui
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.nɥi/
"L'ennui de cette tâche administrative est difficile à supporter."
Langwierigkeit
Transliteration: /ˈlaŋviːɐ̯ɪçkaɪt/
"Die Langwierigkeit des Prozesses frustrierte alle Beteiligten."
tediosità
Transliteration: /te.djo.ziˈta/
"La tediosità del lavoro d'ufficio lo spinse a cambiare carriera."
tediosidad
Transliteration: /te.ðjo.siˈðað/
"Nadie pudo soportar la tediosidad del largo discurso."
tediosidade
Transliteration: /te.djo.ziˈda.dʒi/
"A tediosidade da rotina diária estava a esgotá-lo."
थकान
Transliteration: thakaan
"इस काम की थकान ने उसे पूरी तरह से निराश कर दिया।"
冗长乏味
Transliteration: rǒng cháng fá wèi
"大家都无法忍受这种冗长乏味的工作。"
지루함
Transliteration: jiruham
"그는 반복되는 업무의 지루함을 이겨내야 했다."
冗長性
Transliteration: jōchōsei
"この手続きの冗長性には誰もがうんざりしている。"
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