Boredom
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɔː.dəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boredom is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being bored.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state of being bored.
More Meanings
- (countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.
- (obsolete, rare) The state of being a bore.
Example Sentences
The complete art of boredom.
See more citations at boredoms.
[O]nly last Sunday, my Lady, in the desolation of Boredom and the clutch of Giant Despair, almost hated her own maid for being in spirits.
Neither will I follow another precedental mode of boredom, and indulge in a laudatory apostrophe to the destinies which presided over my fashioning.
Word Forms
- boredoms
Synonyms for boredom
Depending on context, synonyms include ennui, tedium, dullsville, boreism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tedium, ennui, bore, bored, trouble, problem.
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