Definition

The quality of being very tiring or boring, making someone feel exhausted or uninterested.

Example

The wearisomeness of the long meeting made everyone eager to leave.

Conversation

Have you noticed the wearisomeness of our long meetings lately?

Absolutely! They just seem to drag on forever.

Right? I feel like we could accomplish the same things in half the time.

Totally! Something needs to change to make them more efficient.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Wearisomeness → It is formed from "weary" (from Old English *werig*, meaning tired or fatigued) and "-some" (meaning causing or characterized by) and "-ness" (meaning the state or quality of). The word "wearisomeness" refers to the state of being tiresome or causing fatigue.

Memory Tip

Think of feeling 'tired' ('weary') and how something can be 'causing' that tiredness ('-some'). This helps you remember that 'wearisomeness' means the quality of being tiresome.

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