adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/bɔːd/
General-American:/bɔɹd/
/bo(ː)ɹd/rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/boəd/non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
homophone: board
homophone: baud
homophone: bawd (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
CMU ARPABET:B AO1 R D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He was feeling bored so he decided to play Minecraft.
The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jaded
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Perforated by a hole or holes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of bore
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his blase indifference
a petulant blase air
the bored gaze of the successful film star
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blase
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
tired of the world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bored with life
strolled through the museum with a bored air
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: world-weary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bherH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bored From bore + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ainu:
ミㇱム
(mismu)
— suffering from boredom
Arabic:
مَلُول
(malūl)
— suffering from boredom
Arabic:
ضَجِر
(ḍajir)
— suffering from boredom
Arabic:
طفشان
(ṭafšān)
— suffering from boredom
Arabic:
زهقان
(zahgān)
— suffering from boredom
Arabic:
زهقان
(zahqān, zahʔān)
— suffering from boredom
Basque:
aspertuta
— suffering from boredom
Belarusian:
які́ ну́дзіцца
(jakí núdzicca)
— suffering from boredom
Bulgarian:
отегче́н
(otegčén)
— suffering from boredom
Bulgarian:
скуча́ещ
(skučáešt)
— suffering from boredom
Catalan:
avorrit
— suffering from boredom
Chinese Cantonese:
悶 /闷
(mun6)
— suffering from boredom
Chinese Mandarin:
厭煩 /厌烦
(yànfán)
— suffering from boredom
Chinese Mandarin:
無聊 /无聊
(wúliáo)
— suffering from boredom
Czech:
znuděný
— suffering from boredom
Danish:
kede
— suffering from boredom
Dutch:
verveeld
— suffering from boredom
Esperanto:
enua
— suffering from boredom
Finnish:
tylsistynyt
— suffering from boredom
Finnish:
kyllästynyt
— suffering from boredom
French:
ennuyé
— suffering from boredom
German:
gelangweilt
— suffering from boredom
Greek:
τρυπημένος
(trypiménos)
— suffering from boredom
Greek:
βαριεστημένος
(variestiménos)
— suffering from boredom
Hebrew:
משועמם
(mesho'amam)
— suffering from boredom
Hungarian:
unott
— suffering from boredom
Hungarian:
unatkozó
— suffering from boredom
Hungarian:
unatkozik
— suffering from boredom
Indonesian:
bosan
— suffering from boredom
Italian:
annoiato
— suffering from boredom
Italian:
scocciato
— suffering from boredom
Japanese:
退屈した
(taikutsu shita)
— suffering from boredom
Kabuverdianu:
enfadadu
— suffering from boredom
Khmer:
ខ្ជេញ
(khcɨñ)
— suffering from boredom
Khmer:
នឿយណាយ
(nɨəy naay)
— suffering from boredom
Khmer:
ធុញ
(thuñ)
— suffering from boredom
Korean:
심심하다
(simsimhada)
— suffering from boredom
Central Kurdish:
بێزار
(bêzar)
— suffering from boredom
Latin:
taesus
— suffering from boredom
Latin:
aliquem taedet aliquid
— suffering from boredom
Madurese:
tobuk
— suffering from boredom
Malay:
bosan
— suffering from boredom
Māori:
hongehongeā
— suffering from boredom
Māori:
hokehokeā
— suffering from boredom
Māori:
takeo
— suffering from boredom
Marathi:
कंटाळलेला
(kaṇṭāḷlelā)
— suffering from boredom
Navajo:
bił hodiikʼąąd
— suffering from boredom
Norwegian:
kjed
— suffering from boredom
Polish:
znudzony
— suffering from boredom
Portuguese:
aborrecido
— suffering from boredom
Portuguese:
chateado
— suffering from boredom
Portuguese:
entediado
— suffering from boredom
Romanian:
plictisit
— suffering from boredom
Russian:
скуча́ющий
(skučájuščij)
— suffering from boredom
Slovene:
zdolgočasen
— suffering from boredom
Spanish:
aburrido
— suffering from boredom
Spanish:
embolado
— suffering from boredom
Swedish:
uttråkad
— suffering from boredom
Tagalog:
kakatamad
— suffering from boredom
Tày:
bứa
— suffering from boredom
Thai:
เบื่อ
(bʉ̀ʉa)
— suffering from boredom
Turkish:
sıkılan
— suffering from boredom
Turkish:
sıkılmış
— suffering from boredom
Ukrainian:
нудьгу́ючий
(nudʹhújučyj)
— suffering from boredom
