boring
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bor·ing
(bôr'ĭng, bōr'-) 
adj.
Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.
boringly bor'ing·ly adv.
boringness bor'ing·ness n.
adj.
Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.
boringly bor'ing·ly adv.
boringness bor'ing·ness n.
SYNONYMS boring, monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum. These adjectives refer to what is so uninteresting as to cause mental weariness. Boring implies feelings of listlessness and discontent: I had never read such a boring book. What is monotonous bores because of lack of variety: "There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea" (James Russell Lowell). Tedious suggests dull slowness or long-windedness: Traveling by plane avoids spending tedious days on the train. Irksome describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet is dull and often unrewarding: "I know and feel what an irksome task the writing of long letters is" (Edmund Burke). Something tiresome fatigues because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness: "What a tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking" (Benjamin Jowett). Humdrum refers to what is commonplace, trivial, or unexcitingly routine: My quiet cousin led a humdrum existence.
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boring
adjective
- Arousing no interest or curiosity: drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary. See excite/bore/interest.
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boring
adj
Definition: uninteresting
Antonyms: exciting, fascinating, interesting
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1. a gait in a horse in which the horse leans heavily on the bit.
2. in racing, movement of a horse to put lateral pressure on another horse racing beside it.
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Boring
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kedelig, kedsommelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
vervelend, saai, boorgat, het boren (van gaten)
Français (French)
adj. - ennuyeux, assommant, fade
Deutsch (German)
adj. - langweilig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανιαρός, πληκτικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enfadonho, chato (coloq.)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - aburrido, tedioso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tråkig, långtråkig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烦人的, 无趣的, 无聊的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 煩人的, 無趣的, 無聊的
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 穿孔, ボーリング, 穴をあけること, 穴
adj. - うんざりするような, 穿孔用の, 退屈な
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