tediousness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈtidiəsnəs/ UK /ˈtiːdiəsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being long, dull, and tiresome

The tediousness of the lecture had half the room dozing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being long,... monotony dullness tedium boredom dreariness wearisomeness

Opposites

excitement interest liveliness

Word family

Related forms tedious tedium tediously

Etymology

From tedious + -ness. Tedious is from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium ('weariness, disgust'), from taedet ('it wearies').

taedium Latin taedet Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# tediousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtidiəsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtiːdiəsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being long, dull, and tiresome

## Examples
- The tediousness of the lecture had half the room dozing.

## Synonyms
- monotony
- dullness
- tedium
- boredom
- dreariness
- wearisomeness

## Antonyms
- excitement
- interest
- liveliness

## Related Forms
- tedious
- tedium
- tediously

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: taedium
- Root: taedet

## Etymology
From tedious + -ness. Tedious is from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium ('weariness, disgust'), from taedet ('it wearies').

## AI Etymology
Tediousness is from tedious + -ness. Tedious is from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium ('weariness, disgust'), from taedet ('it wearies'). Important recorded forms include taedium (Latin) and taedet (Latin). Morphologically, the native -ness suffix turns an adjective or quality word into an abstract noun naming the state or condition. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the quality of being long, dull, and tiresome. The wider family includes related words such as tedious, tedium, and tediously.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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