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tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] n
the state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony [from Latin taedium, from taedēre to weary] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tedium noun boredom, monotony, dullness, routine, the doldrums, banality, sameness, ennui, drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness She felt she would go mad with the tedium of the job. interest, excitement, stimulation, challenge, fascination, exhilaration, liveliness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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You will find no tedium of repetition in all their poetry, no thin vein of thought beaten out over endless pages. Heaven knows what pains the author has been at, what bitter experiences he has endured and what heartache suffered, to give some chance reader a few hours' relaxation or to while away the tedium of a journey. On re-entering the cloister, the archdeacon found at the door of his cell his brother Jehan du Moulin, who was waiting for him, and who had beguiled the tedium of waiting by drawing on the wall with a bit of charcoal, a profile of his elder brother, enriched with a monstrous nose. |
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