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A BORING LIST
Of Boredom Words
The expression to be a bore means "to be tiresome or dull" and has been used in this manner since since 1768. The expression "boredom" means "state of being bored," and derived from the word ‘bore’ + -dom. It also takes the form as "bores as a class" (1883), "practice of being a bore" (1864) and “boreism.” (1833).
The word "bore" meaning a "thing which causes ennui or annoyance" has been in use since 1778. The noun "bore" comes from the verb "bore", which had the meaning "[to] be tiresome or dull" first used in 1768, with its meaning a possible figurative extension of "to move forward slowly and persistently, as a hole boring tool does." Bored yet?
The French term for boredom, ennui, is sometimes used in English since 1778. The term ennui was first used as a French word in English in the 1660s. The term ennui comes from the Old French ‘enui meaning “annoyance.” "The meaning also derives from the German word ‘langeweile’ which is a compound made of ‘lange’ meaning “long" and ‘weile’ meaning “while", which aligns with the common perception that when one is bored, time passes miserably slow.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS FOR BOREDOM
APATHY- feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things
BANALITY - devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
BROMIDIC chemical compound that was commonly used in sedatives in the 1800 and 1900s. It has come to mean dull, witless person due to sedateness.
CABIN FEVER - impatient or bored feeling that you get when you have not been outside for a long time
COOLNESS - fact or quality of not being friendly or enthusiastic
DESPONDENCE - low spirits
DISCOMPOSURE - the state of being disturbed
DISCONTENTMENT - dissatisfied with circumstances
DISINTEREST - lack of interest in something
DOLDRUMS - a state of inactivity or stagnation
DRABNESS - dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
DREARINESS - dull’ bleak and lifeless
DULLNESS - lack of interest or excitement
ENNUI - a feeling of being bored and having no interest in anything
FAINÉANT - isle, indolent
FATIGUE - feeling that you have done a particular activity for so long that you no longer want to do it
HEBETUDE - the state of being dull; lethargy.
INANITION - lack of vigor; lethargy.
INDIFFERENCE - without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic:
INDOLENT - having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
INERT - having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
INSOUCIANT - lack of care or concern; indifference.
INQUIETUDE - physical or mental restlessness
INSIPID - something or someone lacking distinction, depth, or intrigue.
IRKSOMENESS - tiresome; a feeling of irritation or annoyance
JAKSAA – Finnish for a lack of enthusiasm to do something.
LACKADAISICAL - without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic
LACK OF INTEREST - no interest in a particular activyor anything at all
LANGUID - lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
LEBENSMÜDE – Weary of life
LETHARGIC - the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
LISTLESSNESS - having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless;
indifferent:
LOWNESS - feeling of being unhappy or of not having much energy
MONOTONY- bored feeling caused by the fact that nothing differentever happens
OTIOSE - isle, indolent, ineffective
PLATITUDINOUS - flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as though it were fresh or profound.
POCOCURANTE - caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.
PROSAIC - dull, matter-of-fact, or unimaginative.
ROUTINE - dull or uninteresting; commonplace.
SOURNESS - feeling resentment
SUPINE - inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
TAEDIUM VITAE - the feeling that life is boring and dull
TEDIUM- the state of being low, slow or dull
TORPID - slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
TORPOR - the state of not having much energy or enthusiasm
WEARISOMENESS - causing one to be tired or bored
WORLD WEARY - weary of the world; bored with existence, material pleasures, etc.
SLANG AND OTHER WORDS OR PHRASES
a snore – basic – beat – been there, done that - bizzored - blah – boed – bof – bored to death – bored to flinders - bore shitless – bore stiff – bore to death – borny - bunk – cool story, bro – CSB – dead – dead rubber – drag – flat - fun sponge – heart not in it - humdrum – lame – like watching paint dry – meh - snooze – square – stiff – stir crazy - stoogied - stuffy – the blahs - the doldrums - tired – tored - uh huh - wet blanket – white bread - yawn
BOREDOM TRANSLATED
The word "bore" meaning a "thing which causes ennui or annoyance" has been in use since 1778. The noun "bore" comes from the verb "bore", which had the meaning "[to] be tiresome or dull" first used in 1768, with its meaning a possible figurative extension of "to move forward slowly and persistently, as a hole boring tool does." Bored yet?
The French term for boredom, ennui, is sometimes used in English since 1778. The term ennui was first used as a French word in English in the 1660s. The term ennui comes from the Old French ‘enui meaning “annoyance.” "The meaning also derives from the German word ‘langeweile’ which is a compound made of ‘lange’ meaning “long" and ‘weile’ meaning “while", which aligns with the common perception that when one is bored, time passes miserably slow.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS FOR BOREDOM
APATHY- feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things
BANALITY - devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
BROMIDIC chemical compound that was commonly used in sedatives in the 1800 and 1900s. It has come to mean dull, witless person due to sedateness.
CABIN FEVER - impatient or bored feeling that you get when you have not been outside for a long time
COOLNESS - fact or quality of not being friendly or enthusiastic
DESPONDENCE - low spirits
DISCOMPOSURE - the state of being disturbed
DISCONTENTMENT - dissatisfied with circumstances
DISINTEREST - lack of interest in something
DOLDRUMS - a state of inactivity or stagnation
DRABNESS - dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
DREARINESS - dull’ bleak and lifeless
DULLNESS - lack of interest or excitement
ENNUI - a feeling of being bored and having no interest in anything
FAINÉANT - isle, indolent
FATIGUE - feeling that you have done a particular activity for so long that you no longer want to do it
HEBETUDE - the state of being dull; lethargy.
INANITION - lack of vigor; lethargy.
INDIFFERENCE - without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic:
INDOLENT - having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
INERT - having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
INSOUCIANT - lack of care or concern; indifference.
INQUIETUDE - physical or mental restlessness
INSIPID - something or someone lacking distinction, depth, or intrigue.
IRKSOMENESS - tiresome; a feeling of irritation or annoyance
JAKSAA – Finnish for a lack of enthusiasm to do something.
LACKADAISICAL - without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic
LACK OF INTEREST - no interest in a particular activyor anything at all
LANGUID - lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
LEBENSMÜDE – Weary of life
LETHARGIC - the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
LISTLESSNESS - having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless;
indifferent:
LOWNESS - feeling of being unhappy or of not having much energy
MONOTONY- bored feeling caused by the fact that nothing differentever happens
OTIOSE - isle, indolent, ineffective
PLATITUDINOUS - flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as though it were fresh or profound.
POCOCURANTE - caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.
PROSAIC - dull, matter-of-fact, or unimaginative.
ROUTINE - dull or uninteresting; commonplace.
SOURNESS - feeling resentment
SUPINE - inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
TAEDIUM VITAE - the feeling that life is boring and dull
TEDIUM- the state of being low, slow or dull
TORPID - slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
TORPOR - the state of not having much energy or enthusiasm
WEARISOMENESS - causing one to be tired or bored
WORLD WEARY - weary of the world; bored with existence, material pleasures, etc.
SLANG AND OTHER WORDS OR PHRASES
a snore – basic – beat – been there, done that - bizzored - blah – boed – bof – bored to death – bored to flinders - bore shitless – bore stiff – bore to death – borny - bunk – cool story, bro – CSB – dead – dead rubber – drag – flat - fun sponge – heart not in it - humdrum – lame – like watching paint dry – meh - snooze – square – stiff – stir crazy - stoogied - stuffy – the blahs - the doldrums - tired – tored - uh huh - wet blanket – white bread - yawn
BOREDOM TRANSLATED
- ALMALUL - Arabic
- ΑΝΊΑ - Greek
- BORDAM - Yiddish
- CAN SIKINTISI - Turkish
- СКУКА - Russian
- DIFLASTOD - Welsh
- DOSADA - Croatian
- EL ABURRIMIENTO - Spanish
- INIP - Filipino
- JILUHAM or SIMSIMHADA - Korean
- KEDSOMHED - Danish
- LANGEWEILE - German
- LA NOIA - Italian
- MËRZITJE - Albanian
- TAIKUTSU - Japanese
- TÉDIO - Portuguese
- TEDIUM - Latin
- TYLSISTYMINEN - Finnish
- UCHOSHI - Swahili
- VERVELING - Afrikaans
- WÚLIÁO - Chinese
- ZERIKISH - Uzbekian
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