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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries无聊
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wú liáo
"讲座的无聊让人难以保持清醒。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being dull; lack of brightness, liveliness, or interest.
"The dullness of the lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake." - 2
A state of being uninteresting or lacking in stimulation.
"The dullness of the routine left her yearning for adventure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'dullness' originates from the Old English 'dull', which means 'blunt or not sharp'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained similar meanings, and has come to encompass both a lack of sharpness and a lack of interest or excitement in modern usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dullness" is said worldwide
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ennui
Transliteration: ahn-wee
"L'ennui de la conférence a rendu difficile de rester éveillé."
Langweile
Transliteration: lahng-vah-ile
"Die Langweile der Vorlesung machte es schwer, wach zu bleiben."
noia
Transliteration: noy-ah
"La noia della lezione ha reso difficile rimanere svegli."
aburrimiento
Transliteration: ah-boo-ree-myen-toh
"El aburrimiento de la conferencia hizo que fuera difícil mantenerse despierto."
tédio
Transliteration: teh-dee-oh
"O tédio da palestra tornou difícil ficar acordado."
उबाऊपन
Transliteration: ubaaupana
"व्याख्यान की उबाऊपन ने जागते रहना मुश्किल बना दिया।"
无聊
Transliteration: wú liáo
"讲座的无聊让人难以保持清醒。"
지루함
Transliteration: ji-roo-ham
"강의의 지루함 때문에 깨어 있는 것이 어려웠다."
退屈
Transliteration: taikutsu
"講義の退屈さが、目を覚ましているのを難しくした。"
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