New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tedium — tedium, boredom, ennui, doldrums are comparable when they denote a state of dissatisfaction and weariness. Tedium suggests a repression of energy for lack of a proper or adequate outlet, and dullness or lowness of spirits resulting from irksome… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Tedium — Te di*um, n. [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one.] Irksomeness; wearisomeness; tediousness. [Written also {t[ae]dium}.] Cowper. [1913 Webster] To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. Prof. Wilson. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tedium — (n.) 1660s, from L. taedium weariness, disgust, related to taedet it is wearisome, and to taedere to weary. Possible cognates are O.C.S. tezo, Lith. tingiu to be dull, be listless … Etymology dictionary
tedium — [n] dullness, monotony banality, boredom, deadness*, doldrums, drabness, dreariness, ennui, irksomeness, lack of interest, lifelessness, routine, sameness, tediousness, tiresomeness, wearisomeness, yawn*; concepts 388,410,668 Ant. diversion,… … New thesaurus
tedium — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being tedious … English terms dictionary
tedium — [tē′dē əm] n. [L taedium < taedet, it disgusts, offends] the condition or quality of being tiresome, wearisome, boring, or monotonous; tediousness … English World dictionary
tedium — te|di|um [ˈti:diəm] n [U] the feeling of being bored because the things you are doing are not interesting and continue for a long time without changing ▪ We sang while we worked, to relieve the tedium . tedium of ▪ the tedium of everyday life … Dictionary of contemporary English
tedium — [[t]ti͟ːdiəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n If you talk about the tedium of a job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating. She began to wonder whether she wouldn t go mad with the tedium of the job. Syn: boredom … English dictionary
tedium — noun 1) she loathed the tedium of housework Syn: monotony, boredom, ennui, uniformity, routine, dreariness, dryness, banality, vapidity, insipidity Ant: variety 2) I dozed off during the tedium of the third act … Thesaurus of popular words
tedium — noun (U) the quality of being tedious: She hated the tedium of life in a small country village … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tedium — /ˈtidiəm / (say teedeeuhm) noun the state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness: *The solution – to work – is not simply an escape from the felt tedium of home duties. –lyn richards, 1985. {Latin taedium} …
