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wearisome

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈwɪəɹisəm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈwɪɹisəm/ mirror–nearer merger
  • rhymes with -ɪəɹisəm
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 R IY0 S AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Gardening can be wearisome work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: draining, monotonous, exhausting, exhaustive, fatiguing, grueling, tiresome, tiring, weariful, wearing, wearisome, weary

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness- Edmund Burke- Mark Twain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a boring evening with uninteresting people
  • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
  • a dull play
  • his competent but dull performance
  • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
  • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
  • tedious days on the train
  • the tiresome chirping of a cricket
  • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English werisom, equivalent to weary + -some.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: скучен (skučen) — tedious
  • German: ermüdend — tedious
  • German: langweilig — tedious
  • German: lästig — tedious
  • Hungarian: unalmas — tedious
  • Hungarian: fárasztó — tedious
  • Latin: taediōsus — tedious
  • Māori: takeo — tedious
  • Spanish: cansón — tedious