tediousness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtidiəsnəs/ UK /ˈtiːdiəsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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,... monotonydullnesstediumboredomdrearinesswearisomeness ↔ Opposites excitementinterestliveliness Word family Related forms tedioustediumtediously Etymology AI details From tedious + -ness. Tedious is from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium ('weariness, disgust'), from taedet ('it wearies'). taedium Latin taedet Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown