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Tedium vs Boring - What's the difference?

tedium | boring |

As nouns the difference between tedium and boring

is that tedium is boredom or tediousness; ennui while boring is a pit or hole which has been bored.

As a verb boring is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective boring is

causing boredom.

tedium

English

Alternative forms

* (dated)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

    • Synonyms

    * boredom, drudgery, ennui, tediousness

    Related terms

    * tedious

    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

    * *

    Related terms

    * bore * bored * boredom

    Anagrams

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