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ˈtiresomeness
[f. prec. + -ness.]
†1. The condition of being tired; weariness. Obs. rare.
1646Trapp Comm. John i. 10 For thou hast created all things,..without help, tool, or tiresomeness. 1715Nelson tr. T. à Kempis' Chr. Exerc. iii. xvii. 146 Give me..good occupation..against the Tiresomness and Drowsiness of the Heart.
2. The quality of being tiresome; wearisomeness, tediousness.
1668H. More Div. Dial. ii. xxiii. (1713) 162 The tiresomeness of the Fight makes the Victory more pleasant and sensible. 1817M. Edgeworth On Bores ⁋11 Others are not endured long enough in society to come to the perfection of tiresomeness. |