Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiresome

/ˈtaɪɚsəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: tire-some
IPA: /ˈtaɪɚsəm/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

Example Sentences

"Eventually his long stories became tiresome."
""My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.""
"»"But give me him quickly. Oh, nurse, how tiresome you are! There, tie the cap afterwards, do!""
"“How quickly have I fallen!” thought Tarzan; but in his heart he did not consider it a fall—rather, he pitied the poor creatures of Paris, penned up like prisoners in their silly clothes, and watched by policemen all their poor lives, that they might do nothing that was not entirely artificial and tiresome."

Etymology

From tire + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tire

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtaɪɚsəm/
British English: /ˈtaɪəsəm/

Inflected Forms

more tiresome (comparative) most tiresome (superlative)

Derived Forms

tiresomely tiresomeness untiresome

Synonyms

boring dull irksome slow tedious wearisome exhausting drippy drudgerous longsome monotonous torporific

Antonyms

energizing exciting fresh interesting

Questions

How do you pronounce tiresome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪɚsəm/.
What does tiresome mean?: Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
Where does tiresome come from?: From tire + -some.

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