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wearisome

wea·ri·some
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weer-ee-suh m]
    • /ˈwɪər i səm/
    • /ˈwɪə.rɪ.səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weer-ee-suh m]
    • /ˈwɪər i səm/

Definitions of wearisome word

  • adjective wearisome causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march. 1
  • adjective wearisome tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome book. 1
  • noun wearisome Causing one to feel tired or bored. 1
  • adjective wearisome tedious 1
  • adjective wearisome If you describe something as wearisome, you mean that it is very tiring and boring or frustrating. 0
  • adjective wearisome causing fatigue or annoyance; tedious 0

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Origin of wearisome

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, wearisome is from the late Middle English word werysom. See weary, -some1

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Parts of speech for Wearisome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wearisome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wearisome usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wearisome

adjective wearisome

  • tiresome — causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job.
  • boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
  • tedious — event: dull
  • trying — extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience.
  • thankless — not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.

Antonyms for wearisome

adjective wearisome

  • refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.

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