"boringness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From boring + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boring|ness}} boring + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} boringness (uncountable)
  1. The state or condition of being boring. Tags: uncountable Related terms: boringdom, boringhood Translations (state of being boring): unalmasság (Hungarian), garlaicīgums (Latvian)
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