Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The condition of being bored; ennui.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting.
- n. The state of being bored; tedium; ennui.
- n. Bores collectively.
Wiktionary
- n. the state of being bored
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.
- n. The realm of bores; bores, collectively.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Examples
“The English word "boredom" didn't come into popular use until the 19th century.”
“Inspirationin the ordinary: For Aubert, boredom is a precious commodity.”
“Leave my grandparents to rot in boredom and misery?”
The Huffington Post: Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: Hereafter -- Death, American Style
“Whether we are dealing with the living-room, the bedroom or the hallway, boredom is left out and surprising elements are added in order to create pleasant spaces.”
“My dreams became an exercise in boredom, though I was actually impressed with my imagination and its ability to create so many characters, even if they were stock and repetitive.”
“Infotainment strives to avoid anything with intellectual content, as boredom is not a fungible commodity.”
The Productivity Story, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“The cure for boredom is curiosity, there is no known cure for curiosity' Mrs Parker”
“But that 99% boredom is completely overshadowed by that 1% of sheer terror.”
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“The early musing on boredom is soon displaced by a sometimes sweet, but generally sour love story.”
“Now if, like me, you're having Thanksgiving with a bunch of economists, boredom is not an issue.”
The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘boredom’.
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• Little pains in my butt
Annoying, little, things. In a single word.
psoriasis, interjections, sultriness, spam, mice, mosquitoes, dust, mould, ipod, pimple, blister, sliver and 93 more...
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Nouns
ability, man, tree, apple, computer, chip, sheep, word, letter, light, dog, cube and 61 more...
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Class
darqueau ...perhaps all sins are not causes, but effects, being the result of that first sin, Boredom.
K.W. Peter, Infernal Devices Jun 9, 2009