tediousness

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tediousness

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From Middle English tediosenes, tediousenesse, tediousnesse, tedusnes, teduysnes, tedyousnes; equivalent to tedious + -ness.

noun tediousnesses

  1. uncountable, usually The quality of being tedious; tedium. [B]revity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes[.]

    Similar: wearisomeness, prolixity, tiresomeness, slowness, tedium, tediosity

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noun quality of being tedious

Españolprolijidad
日本語退屈 taikutsu
Françaismonotonie, ennui
Italianonoia, monotonia, fastidiosità, pallosità, noiosità, fastidiosaggine

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@misc{tediousness_2026,
  title = {tediousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tediousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}