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I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive.
Paul Auster

Meaning of "tedious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEDIOUS

tedious  [ˈtiːdɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEDIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tedious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TEDIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tedious in the English dictionary

The definition of tedious in the dictionary is causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous. Other definition of tedious is progressing very slowly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEDIOUS


Asmodeus
æsˈməʊdɪəs
Claudius
ˈklɔːdɪəs
compendious
kəmˈpɛndɪəs
dupondius
djuːˈpɒndɪəs
fastidious
fæˈstɪdɪəs
gladius
ˈɡlædɪəs
hideous
ˈhɪdɪəs
insidious
ɪnˈsɪdɪəs
medius
ˈmiːdɪəs
melodious
mɪˈləʊdɪəs
Methodius
mɛˈθəʊdɪəs
odious
ˈəʊdɪəs
overtedious
ˌəʊvəˈtiːdɪəs
preludious
prɪˈluːdɪəs
radius
ˈreɪdɪəs
sardius
ˈsɑːdɪəs
stapedius
stəˈpiːdɪəs
studious
ˈstjuːdɪəs
Thaddeus
ˈθædɪəs
Thadeus
ˈθædɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEDIOUS

ted
TED spread
tedded
tedder
teddies
tedding
teddy
teddy bear
teddy boy
teddy girl
tediosity
tediously
tediousness
tedium
tee
tee off
tee shirt
tee-hee
tee-joint
tee-piece

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEDIOUS

aphidious
badious
curious
delicious
discommodious
fiddious
hyperfastidious
incommodious
invidious
overfastidious
palladious
perfidious
previous
religious
serious
ultrafastidious
unfastidious
uninvidious
unmelodious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of tedious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TEDIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tedious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tedious

Translation of «tedious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEDIOUS

Find out the translation of tedious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tedious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tedious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乏味烦人的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pesado
570 millions of speakers

English

tedious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थकाऊ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утомительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maçante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লান্তিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fastidieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membosankan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

langweilig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単調で退屈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지루한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tedious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tẻ nhạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடினமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमवणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

noioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nudny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

утомливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plictisitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουραστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vervelige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långtråkig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

langtekkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tedious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEDIOUS»

The term «tedious» is very widely used and occupies the 22.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEDIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tedious

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10 QUOTES WITH «TEDIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tedious.
1
Megan Abbott
I think there are two prevailing views of the suburbs in the States: either they're this sort of tedious place, where everyone is the same, buys the same food and drives around in their little minivans, or the view is that the suburbs are extremely perverse in a humorous way.
2
Patch Adams
Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.
3
Thomas Aquinas
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
4
Paul Auster
I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive.
5
Charles Baudelaire
I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.
6
Kenneth Blackwell
The reason it takes us from November the second to December the sixth to certify is because we have a very tedious, very comprehensive process where we audit by precinct, across the state, every vote that was cast to make sure that every vote that was legally cast is counted.
7
Mike Davidson
Writing old school HTML code was never very much fun but now it's getting downright tedious for most people.
8
Donny Deutsch
The only thing I hated about the agency business was a lot of business travel. It was the only part of my job that I did not like. I found it very tedious and wearing.
9
Peter Dinklage
Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious.
10
Mariella Frostrup
While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEDIOUS»

Discover the use of tedious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tedious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tedious Brief Tales of Granta and Gramarye
A contemporary of M.R. James, Gray wrote these stories in similar style as a compliment to the King's College Provost.
Ingulphus, 2013
2
Ancient Haunts: The Stoneground Ghost Tales / Tedious Brief ...
In the tradition of M. R. James (or at least the influence), these two collections are worth a close look by any enthusiast of supernatural fiction. Stoneground Ghost Tales relate the strange experiences of Mr. Batchel, Vicar of the Parish.
E G Swain, Arthur Gray, 2010
3
A Circumstantial Journal of the Long and Tedious Blockade ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Samuel Ancell, 2013
4
Memories of Magical Waters
Chapter 7 A Mystery At Tedious Lake edious, for some reason or another, has recently been renamed Long Lake. Do we really need another Long Lake? There must be several hundred already tagged with that rather boring handle. Now take  ...
Gord Deval, 2006
5
The Tedious Shores of Lethe
In the psychological drama The Tedious Shores of Lethe, there are six characters that wake up in a room; they have no idea how they ended up in the room, and no idea how to leave it.
Mike Baughan, 2010
6
Sun-Beams May Be Extracted from Cucumbers, But the Process ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
David Daggett, 2010
7
Rabdologia, Or, the Art of Numbring by Rods Whereby the ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Seth Partridge, 2011
8
Genesis of Tedious Social Oppression in New South Africa
This monograph attempts to critically scrutinise the source of the limitations of the current development strategies such as private public partnership that seems to fail to redress pre 1994 challenges such as persistent unequal access to ...
Ntokozo Mthembu, 2012
9
The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
In my paper on "Artificial Dilatation of the Os Uteri," published in The Lancet for April, 1852, I gave a general sketch of the opinions of various authors for and against that operation in tedious and lingering labour, and I impartially quoted some ...
‎1853
10
An abridgment of Ainsworth's dictionary: English and Latin : ...
Techy, lraeumlus яхрег, dimcili«, morosus, prolervus Tedious [lasting lon?j Lon- rm, diu- tinus, diuturnus. ff / have bien too tedious in Mi- aJTaa Dhitlus quam vellem hâc in re i mm. »га in* sum. It would be too tedious to »peak of every panintlar, ...
Robert Ainsworth, Thomas Morell, John Carey, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEDIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tedious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tedious 'Felt' chronicles a woman's wallow in self-pity
Amy has had a bad breakup, probably the latest of many. She's an artist, so her post-breakup grief is an unusually deep wallow in self-pity. But self-pity, in this ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Save Tedious Work for Your Daily Slumps (Whenever That May Be)
When you've got a pile of tedious work to complete, it might seem like a good idea to take it on when you're feeling energized. You're better off, however, doing ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
3
A tedious turn for 'Terminator'
He is, by far, the best thing about this boring and tedious new addition to a series that began with a truly great original sci-fi B-movie by James Cameron starring ... «Buffalo.com, Jul 15»
4
On the Bitterroot River, a tedious wait to go fishing
HAMILTON – Waiting for the river to be at perfect condition can be a tedious task. Every year, anglers wait and wait for the right conditions to appear before they ... «The Missoulian, Jun 15»
5
Legislative Process Long and Tedious, But No More Derailed …
New Delhi: Confident about India's growth prospects, eminent banker Deepak Parekh on Thursday said legislative process here is "unduly long and tedious, but ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
6
A tedious process for doctors too
Though there is a law that an accident victim must be given priority and compensation awarded where necessary, the process is incomplete without the role of ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
7
Intermezzo, Garsington Opera, review: 'bogus and tedious'
What a silly, flimsy opera Richard Strauss's Intermezzo is. First performed in 1924, it's based on an actual, but trivial, episode in his blameless married life. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
This Robot Does the Tedious Task of Counting and Sorting Fruit Flies
But counting, sorting, and analyzing fruit flies is such a terribly tedious task that Stanford has actually taken the time to build a robot that can do it all automatically ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
9
Caitlyn Jenner lives her truth after years of tedious Kardashian …
It is ironic then, that this tedious show about nothing has now contributed a whole lot of something to a public discussion about a serious human rights issue, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
10
BRETT, the Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks
UC Berkeley researchers have discovered a new algorithms to help robots learn like humans do – through trial and error. One of the major issue with developing ... «SMJ News, May 15»

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