Tedious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

using or containing too many words

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈiːdiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈiːdiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈiːdiəs/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈiːdiəs/.

Examples

a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ho-hum wearisome dull long-winded boring windy slow irksome tiresome verbose wordy deadening

Parts of Speech

adjective	so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain “a boring evening with uninteresting people”
adjective	using or containing too many words “long-winded (or windy) speakers”

Word Forms

boringness	noun	extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest
dullness	noun	the quality of lacking interestingness
tedium	noun	the feeling of being bored by something tedious
tediousness	noun	dullness owing to length or slowness
tiresomeness	noun	dullness owing to length or slowness
long-windedness	noun	boring verbosity
verboseness	noun	an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
verbosity	noun	an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
windiness	noun	boring verbosity
wind	noun	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
wordiness	noun	boring verbosity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

langweilig

so wenig Interesse, dass es zu geistiger Müdigkeit führt; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

🇫🇷French

fastidieux

manque tellement d'intérêt qu'il provoque une lassitude mentale; ; ; ; ; ; -Edmond Burke ; ; -Mark Twain

🇪🇸Spanish

tedioso

tan carente de interés que causa cansancio mental; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmundo Burke; ; - Mark Twain

🇮🇹Italian

noioso

talmente privo di interesse da provocare stanchezza mentale; ; ; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke; ; -Mark Twain

🇳🇱Dutch

moeizaam

zo gebrek aan belangstelling dat het mentale vermoeidheid veroorzaakt; ; ; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke; ; -Mark Twain

🇵🇹Portuguese

tedioso

tão desinteressado que causa cansaço mental; ; ; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke; ; -Mark Twain

🇷🇺Russian

скучный

настолько отсутствие интереса, что вызывает умственную усталость; ; ; ; ; ; - Эдмунд Берк; ; - Марк Твен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थकाऊ

रुचि में इतनी कमी कि मानसिक थकान पैदा हो; ; ; ; ; ; - एडमंड बर्क; ; - मार्क ट्वेन

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লান্তিকর

মানসিক ক্লান্তি ঘটাতে আগ্রহের অভাব; ; ; ; ; ; - এডমন্ড বার্ক; ; -মার্ক টোয়েন

🇮🇳Tamil

சலிப்பான

அதனால் மனச் சோர்வை ஏற்படுத்தும் ஆர்வமின்மை; ; ; ; ; ; - எட்மண்ட் பர்க்; ; - மார்க் ட்வைன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్భరమైన

కాబట్టి మానసిక అలసటను కలిగించే ఆసక్తి లేకపోవడం; ; ; ; ; ; - ఎడ్మండ్ బర్క్; ; - మార్క్ ట్వైన్

🇮🇳Marathi

कंटाळवाणे

त्यामुळे मानसिक थकवा आणण्यासाठी स्वारस्य नसणे; ; ; ; ; ; - एडमंड बर्क; ; - मार्क ट्वेन

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંટાળાજનક

માનસિક થાકનું કારણ બને તે માટે રસનો અભાવ; ; ; ; ; ; - એડમન્ડ બર્ક; ; - માર્ક ટ્વેઈન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇಸರದ

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಆಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ; ; ; ; ; ; - ಎಡ್ಮಂಡ್ ಬರ್ಕ್; ; - ಮಾರ್ಕ್ ಟ್ವೈನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മടുപ്പിക്കുന്ന

മാനസിക ക്ഷീണം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന തരത്തിൽ താൽപ്പര്യക്കുറവ്; ; ; ; ; ; - എഡ്മണ്ട് ബർക്ക്; ; - മാർക്ക് ട്വെയിൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥਕਾਵਟ

ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਥਕਾਵਟ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ; ; ; ; ; ; - ਐਡਮੰਡ ਬਰਕ; ; - ਮਾਰਕ ਟਵੇਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھکا دینے والا

ذہنی تھکاوٹ کا سبب بننے میں دلچسپی کا فقدان؛ ; ; ; ; ; - ایڈمنڈ برک؛ ; - مارک ٹوین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乏味

缺乏兴趣以致精神疲倦； ; ; ; ; ; ——埃德蒙·伯克； ; ——马克·吐温

🇯🇵Japanese

退屈な

あまりにも興味が欠けているため、精神的に疲れてしまいます。 ; ; ; ; ; - エドマンド・バーク; ; - マーク・トウェイン

🇰🇷Korean

지루한

정신적 피로를 유발할 만큼 관심이 부족합니다. ; ; ; ; ; - 에드먼드 버크; ; - 마크 트웨인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẻ nhạt

thiếu hứng thú đến mức gây mệt mỏi tinh thần; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

🇹🇭Thai

น่าเบื่อ

ขาดความสนใจจนทำให้จิตใจเหนื่อยล้า ; ; ; ; ; - เอ็ดมันด์ เบิร์ค; ; - มาร์ค ทเวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membosankan

kurang berminat sehingga menyebabkan kelelahan mental; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakapagod

kaya kulang sa interes na maging sanhi ng mental kapaguran; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

🇲🇾Malay

membosankan

sangat kurang minat sehingga menyebabkan keletihan mental; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضجر

الافتقار إلى الاهتمام لدرجة أنه يسبب الإرهاق العقلي؛ ; ; ; ; ; - إدموند بيرك؛ ; - مارك توين

🇮🇷Persian

خسته کننده

آنقدر بی علاقگی که باعث خستگی ذهنی شود. ; ; ; ; ; - ادموند بورک؛ ; - مارک تواین

🇹🇷Turkish

sıkıcı

zihinsel yorgunluğa neden olacak kadar ilgisiz; ; ; ; ; ; -Edmund Burke; ; -Mark Twain

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁעֲמֵם

חוסר עניין עד כדי כך שגורם לעייפות נפשית; ; ; ; ; ; - אדמונד בורק; ; - מארק טווין

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tedious'?

The primary meaning of 'tedious' is 'so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tedious' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tedious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tedious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tedious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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