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Languishing vs Boring - What's the difference?

languishing | boring |

As adjectives the difference between languishing and boring

is that languishing is lacking of vigor or spirit while boring is causing boredom.

As verbs the difference between languishing and boring

is that languishing is while boring is .

As nouns the difference between languishing and boring

is that languishing is the act of one who languishes while boring is a pit or hole which has been d.

languishing

English

Adjective

(head)
  • lacking of vigor or spirit.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who languishes.
  • * 1680 , Thomas Otway, The Orphan
  • Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings , are paid!

    boring

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pit or hole which has been d.
  • * 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
  • It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  • Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing boredom.
  • What a boring film that was!

    Synonyms

    * dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious * See also

    Derived terms

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