boringness
State of tedium
Boringness is the quality of being boring—the capacity to induce tedium, disinterest, or mental fatigue in others.
While boredom describes what the sufferer feels, boringness describes what causes it.
The term is slightly awkward and often avoided in favor of phrases like how boring it is or the tedium of, but it fills a legitimate gap when you need a noun for the trait itself: The boringness of the lecture was almost impressive.
Weary, listless dissatisfaction
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- vapidDull, without depth
- staleNo longer fresh
flat · insipid · mundane · humdrum · prosaic · banal · drab · dreary
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- lassitudeState of weary indifference
sluggishness · languor · deadness · flatness · spiritlessness · enervation · weariness · fatigue
Act of redoing
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- samenessState of being identical
- uniformityState of being identical
- drudgeryHard, boring work
stagnation · homogeneity · predictability · regularity · invariability · unchanging · mechanical · droning
Not worthy of comment
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
ordinary · average · nondescript · undistinguished · run-of-the-mill · middling · passable · unimpressive
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Weary, listless dissatisfaction
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- vapidDull, without depth
stale · flat · insipid · mundane · humdrum · prosaic · banal · drab · dreary · colorless
lethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
lassitude · sluggishness · languor · deadness · flatness · spiritlessness · enervation · weariness · fatigue · drowsiness
repetition
Act of redoing
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- samenessState of being identical
- uniformityState of being identical
drudgery · stagnation · homogeneity · predictability · regularity · invariability · unchanging · mechanical · droning · treadmill
unremarkable
Not worthy of comment
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
commonplace · ordinary · average · nondescript · undistinguished · run-of-the-mill · middling · passable · unimpressive · second-rate
boringnessexcitement
State of eager enthusiasm
interestingness · fascination · engagingness · captivation · enthrallment
boringnessexcitement
State of eager enthusiasm
thrill · exhilaration · stimulation · electrification · vividness
boring, bore, bored, boredom, bores, boringly, unboring, borers