Synonyms and antonyms of dullness in English
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THE STATE OF BEING UNHAPPY AND UNINTERESTED
No one enjoys the dullness of household chores, but they must be done.
Synonyms and examples
boredom
There's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom.
tedium
Filming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes.
tediousness
I can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive.
weariness
She listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness.
ennui
literary
His latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new.
dreariness
disapproving
She wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life.
monotony
The day in, day out monotony of the work week was really getting to her.
drabness
disapproving
The drabness of her evening gown was an unfortunate distraction from her beautiful jewelry.
See words related to dullness
deadly
informal
meh
informal
blah
informal
pedestrian
formal disapproving
dry
disapproving
ponderous
formal mainly disapproving
turgid
formal
draggy
informal
wearisome
formal
drab
disapproving
monochrome
UK
dreary
disapproving
bored stiff
informal
bored out of your mind
informal
bore
disapproving
crashing bore
informal
snooze
informal
snoozefest
informal
a yawn
informal
drag
informal
drip
informal disapproving
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If someone or something is boring, they are not interesting or exciting. If you are bored, you feel unhappy because nothing interesting is happening. Boredom is the state of being unhappy and uninterested in things. A bore is a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting.
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someone who seems to be a human form of disaster, encyclopedia, etc.
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