tedious

Meanings

• adjective

  Causing or characterized by boredom or wearisomeness; monotonous.

• adjective

  A tedious task is one that is long and unpleasant.

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈti.di.əs/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tedious
dewious , crewelous , reclusive , prestigious

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Variants

List of all variants of tedious that leads to same result
tedious , tediously , tediousness , tediousnesses

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Forms

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tediously, tediousness

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Etymology

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From Old French tedieus, from tedier 'to bore'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'tedious' has been used in the title of several books and movies, including Tedious Bears and Tedious Bears' Picnic.

2. In mathematics, a tedious proof is one that is long and complicated, requiring a great deal of effort to understand.

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Related Concepts

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1. boredom: A feeling of restlessness and lack of interest in one's surroundings. Tediousness is a type of boredom that is caused by repetition or monotony.

2. monotony: The quality of being monotonous; lacking variety or interest. Tediousness is a feeling that can be caused by monotony.

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Quotes

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1. Another of their assignments was to slow-fly any plane that had a new engine to break it in; that meant flying the aircraft for a "tedious" hour-and-a-half as slowly as it would possibly go without falling out of the sky.

   - Doris Weatherford,{it}American Women and World War II{/it},1990

2. Writing a new spreadsheet or word-processing program these days is a "tedious" process, like building a skyscraper out of toothpicks.

   - Jeff Goodell,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},16 June 1994

3. From there, it became clear that the deposition was going to be neither as undramatic nor as quotidian, and even "tedious", as it at first appeared.

   - Renata Adler,{it}New Yorker{/it},June 23, 1986

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Culture

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Tediousness is a common theme in literature and art, often used to convey a sense of boredom or ennui. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character Nick Carraway describes the parties he attends as 'tedious'.

How to Memorize "tedious"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a long, repetitive task that you find boring. Visualize the feeling of weariness and lack of interest that comes with doing such a task.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tedious' with the feeling of boredom or weariness. Think of a time when you felt bored or tired, and remember how that felt.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym T-E-D-I-O-U-S to remember the meaning of 'tedious': 'T' for tiring, 'E' for exhausting, 'D' for dull, 'I' for irritating, 'O' for oppressive, 'U' for uninteresting, and 'S' for slow.

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