Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bored

/bɔɹd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: bored
IPA: /bɔɹd/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bore

adj

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

adj

Perforated by a hole or holes.

Example Sentences

"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."
"[Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɔɹd/
British English: /bɔːd/

Inflected Forms

more bored (comparative) boreder (comparative) most bored (superlative) boredest (superlative)

Derived Forms

boredly boredness smoothbored unbored

Phrases

be bored bored out of one's brains bored out of one's mind bored out of one's tree bored stiff bored shitless bored to tears bore out

Frequently Paired Words

bore bore out boredom boring unbore ennui ennuyé

Synonyms

jaded blase world-weary

Homonyms

board baud bawd (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)

Rhymes With

board record lord award toward scored afford ford sword ward reward ignored

Questions

How do you pronounce bored?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔɹd/.
What does bored mean?: simple past and past participle of bore
Where does bored come from?: 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.

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