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- [tee-dee-uh m]
- /ˈti di əm/
- /ˈtiː.di.əm/
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- [tee-dee-uh m]
- /ˈti di əm/
Definitions of tedium word
- noun tedium the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness. 1
- noun tedium boring, monotonous quality 1
- uncountable noun tedium If you talk about the tedium of a job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating. 0
- noun tedium the state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony 0
- noun tedium the condition or quality of being tiresome, wearisome, boring, or monotonous; tediousness 0
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Origin of tedium
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65, tedium is from the Latin word taedium
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Parts of speech for Tedium
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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exclamation
tedium popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tedium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tedium
noun tedium
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- blahs — nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
- doldrums — A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
Top questions with tedium
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