tedium C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtiːdiːəm/ UK /ˈtiː.di.əm/ See IPA manual Freq #49122 Meanings 1 noun The state of being bored, usually because something is long or repetitive. To break the tedium of the journey, they played word games. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being bored,... boredommonotonyennui ↔ Opposites amusementinterest Etymology AI details From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”). taedium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tedium **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtiːdiːəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtiː.di.əm/ **Frequency rank:** 49122 ## Meanings 1. The state of being bored, usually because something is long or repetitive. ## Examples - To break the tedium of the journey, they played word games. ## Antonyms - amusement - interest ## Roots and Affixes - Root: taedium ## Etymology From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”). ## AI Etymology Tedium is from Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”). A key historical form is Latin taedium. In present-day use, it means the state of being bored, usually because something is long or repetitive. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown