Synonyms for tediousness
All synonyms
Noun
1. Tedium
tedium, taedium UK, tiresomeness
Other
wearisomeness, slowness, prolixity, irksomeness, painfulness, tediosity dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being tedious; tedium.
Forms
- Plural
- tediousnesses → tediums, tiresomenesses, wearisomenesses, slownesses…
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Tediousness is the sure result of any of these faults of style.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- tedium Your language sounds tedious. Your brains are full of tedium.
- slowness My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tediousness | steady | |
| tedium | steady | |
| tiresomeness | steady | |
| slowness | steady | |
| prolixity | falling | |
| painfulness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- tedium3
- 7 letters
- taedium
- 8 letters
- slowness2
- 9 letters
- prolixity, tediosity
- 11 letters
- painfulness, irksomeness
- 12 letters
- tiresomeness
- 13 letters
- wearisomeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tedium3 = 3 syllables).