"tedium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtiː.di.əm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tedium.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tediums [plural], tedia [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdiəm Etymology: Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|taedium}} Latin taedium, {{m|la|taedēre||to weary}} taedēre (“to weary”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|tedia}} tedium (usually uncountable, plural tediums or tedia)
  1. Boredom or tediousness; ennui. Wikipedia link: Francesco Brunery Tags: uncountable, usually Hyponyms: drudgery, ennui Related terms: taedium vitae, tedious, bore, boring, wearisome Translations (boredom or tediousness; ennui): ἀνία (anía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), скука (skuka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), досада (dosada) [feminine] (Bulgarian), verveling (Dutch), ikävystyttävyys (Finnish), tylsyys (Finnish), fastío [masculine] (Galician), tedio [masculine] (Galician), Langeweile [feminine] (German), ανία (anía) [feminine] (Greek), tedo (Ido), leadrán [masculine] (Irish), taedium [neuter] (Latin), garlaicība [feminine] (Latvian), garlaiks [masculine] (Latvian), takeotanga (Maori), Lankwiel [masculine] (Plautdietsch), nuda [feminine] (Polish), tédio [masculine] (Portuguese), aborrecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), fastio [masculine] (Portuguese), enfado [masculine] (Portuguese), plictiseală [feminine] (Romanian), urât [neuter] (Romanian), anosteală [feminine] (Romanian), ску́ка (skúka) [feminine] (Russian), tedio [masculine] (Spanish), bezginlik (Turkish), usanç (Turkish), usantı (Turkish)

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ску́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "boredom or tediousness; ennui",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tedio"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "boredom or tediousness; ennui",
      "word": "bezginlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "boredom or tediousness; ennui",
      "word": "usanç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "boredom or tediousness; ennui",
      "word": "usantı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tedium"
}

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