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Tedium vs Tiresome - What's the difference?

tedium | tiresome |

As a noun tedium

is boredom or tediousness; ennui.

As an adjective tiresome is

causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

tedium

English

Alternative forms

* (dated)

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * boredom, drudgery, ennui, tediousness

    Related terms

    * tedious

    tiresome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
    • Eventually his long stories became tiresome .

    Synonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome * See also

    Antonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting