boring
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Suffering from boredom.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bawringSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɔɹɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
chiefly manglish
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
Capable of penetrating; piercing.
noun
A pit or hole which has been bored.
usually in the plural
One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
Used this way, boring is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It carries more force than its gentler alternatives. It turns up most in personal or emotional discussion and literature or storytelling contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Strongly negative / painful
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Where it naturally appears
- Personal/emotional discussion
- Literature/storytelling
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use boring
- “I found the lecture to be quite boring and repetitive.”
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Synonyms
Sense: suffering from boredom
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