tediousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tediousness
    n 1: dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: {tediousness},
         {tedium}, {tiresomeness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tedious \Te"di*ous\, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See
   {Tedium}.]
   Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity,
   slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- {Te"di*ous*ly}, adv. --
   {Te"di*ous*ness}, n.
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         I see a man's life is a tedious one.     --Shak.
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         I would not be tedious to the court.     --Bunyan.
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   Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See {Irksome}.
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