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tiresomeness

tiresomeness

5.6
A boring feeling caused by something that lasts a long time
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪərsəmnəs/
translation icon : tediosidad
  • After hours of discussing the same topic, the tiresomeness of the meeting was palpable among the attendees.

Examples

  • The tiresomeness of the lecture made it hard for students to stay focused and engaged.

  • Many audience members left the concert early due to the tiresomeness of the lengthy and monotonous performance.

  • I largely agree with what muirgeo writes above about the tiresomeness of "regime uncertainty," but most especially this:

    Blog text (7)
  • It is true that he composed far less after 1957 and that his playing ultimately grew repetitive to the point of tiresomeness, in part because of his deteriorating mental condition, but also because he chose to play his best-known tunes over and over again instead of expanding his repertoire.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

boredom
vstiresomeness
85 1.3

A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do

is the quality that makes situations cause that restless, uninterested state
monotony
vstiresomeness
14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

focuses more on length and slow pace than on mere sameness
tedium
vstiresomeness
10 6.8

Feeling bored from doing the same thing for a long time

emphasizes the same long slow cause rather than the personal feeling alone
boringness
vstiresomeness
2 3.8

A state that makes you lose interest

is narrower, naming loss of interest tied to long or slow causes
tediousness
vstiresomeness
1 6.0

A feeling that a task is boring because it is long or always the same

is the quality caused by length and slowness producing loss of interest
repetitiveness
vstiresomeness
1 4.8

Repeated use of the same words or actions that makes something boring

spots boredom driven by duration and slowness rather than just repetition
dreariness
vstiresomeness
1 6.2

A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting

is primarily about prolonged dulling from length rather than mood alone
vapidity
vstiresomeness
1 9.3

A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing

is driven by long slow conditions rather than simple lifelessness
dullness
vstiresomeness
1 3.7

Something that is not interesting or exciting

is specifically about loss of interest from long slow experiences
insipidity
vstiresomeness
1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

is mainly the effect of extended duration rather than plain blandness
staleness
vstiresomeness
5.9

A lack of new ideas that makes something seem dull and familiar

is dull chiefly because of prolonged, slow experience rather than unoriginality
insipidness
vstiresomeness
8.2

Being dull and without strong taste or interest

is about long slow causes of boredom rather than mere blandness
vapidness
vstiresomeness
8.4

A feeling that something is dull and boring

is caused more by prolonged slowness and length than by flatness alone

Antonyms

1.0

A feeling of wanting to know more about something

434 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it

How Boring

boredom
85 1.3
tiresomeness
5.6
dullness
1 3.7

Surface Forms

tiresomeness singular

Morphology

tiresomeness = tiresome (transparent) = tire + some + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clearly derived adjective 'tiresome' (tire + -some), so the meaning 'the quality of being tiresome' is predictable.

Etymology

Tiresomeness comes from tire, meaning 'to make tired', and the ending -some, meaning 'causing'. So tiresomeness is the quality of 'causing tiredness', which is why we use it for something dull or boring that makes you feel tired or bored.