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tediousness

tediousness noun: the quality of being tedious; tedium.

Noun

tediousness (usually uncountable, plural tediousnesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being tedious; tedium.
    • [B]revity is the soul of wit,
      And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes[.]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • I am the worst person in the world for formal dinners, but I shall be thankful to have a resting-place whereon to bestow my tediousness in an evening.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 95

tediousness meaning in Tamil and Bengali

tediousness in Tamil

அச்சலத்தி

tediousness in Bengali

বিরক্তিকর হবার গুণ, একঘেয়েমি

Synonyms of tediousness

All synonyms of tediousness

Forms of tediousness

pluraltediousnesses

Origin of tediousness

From Middle English tediosenes, tediousenesse, tediousnesse, tedusnes, teduysnes, tedyousnes; equivalent to tedious + -ness.

Questions about tediousness

What does tediousness mean?
Tediousness means the quality of being tedious; tedium.
What is tediousness in Tamil?
Tediousness in Tamil is அச்சலத்தி. See Tediousness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tediousness?
Tediousness is a noun.
What is the plural of tediousness?
The plural of tediousness is tediousnesses.

Words near tediousness in the dictionary

  1. tediose
  2. tediosities
  3. tediosity
  4. tedious
  5. tediously
  6. tediousness
  7. tediousnesses
  8. tediousome
  9. tedisamil
  10. tedisome
  11. tedium

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