boring
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: engineering
machining
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Middle English boren
Proto-Germanic *-ungō
Old English -ung
Middle English -ynge
Middle English boryng
English boring
Inherited from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). By surface analysis, bore + -ing.
Inflected forms:
form: borings
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more boring
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: boringer
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most boring
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: boringest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: turning and boring
fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill
gloss: The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
especially
uncountable
gloss: A pit or hole which has been bored.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
gloss: One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
pos: noun
tags: countable
plural-normally
uncountable
gloss: Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
pos: adj
examples: What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
“Why don’t you become a Baptist preacher?” she interrupted wearily. He smiled at her briefly. Then, from the way he leaned back, adjusted his glasses, took a quick sip of martini, Ida knew she was in for a speech. Biting hard on her back teeth, she sighed and prepared to listen as little as possible. Suffocating, she mumbled, that’s what he is! And boringer than hell!
Oh, let's not spoil a good dinner with a reconcilation^([sic]) scene. We’ve hardly split up. We’ll get to be like two old people who can communicate, and nothing’s boringer than that.
“I had the most boring day in life yesterday. I couldn’t go to work with my dad, so I went with my mom.” […] “Mine was even boringer than yours,” Kitty said. She was starting to whine, and she flipped her ponytail. She did both of those things a lot. “I didn’t get to spend that much time with my dad, either, since he’s a pilot.”
"We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.
gloss: Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
pos: adj
tags: Manglish
examples: I very boring.
gloss: Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
pos: adj
examples: boring equipment
boring snails
gloss: Capable of penetrating; piercing.
pos: adj
examples: [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.
Synonyms: dull
mind-numbing
tedious
banal
basic
beat
blah
commonplace
bland
boring
cold
colourless
corny
drab
stuffy
dreich
drowsy
dull as dishwater
flat
heavy going
ho-hum
humdrum
insipid
lackluster
lame
languid
lifeless
longsome
monotonous
mundane
no fun at parties
plain
plodding
prosaic
prosy
pedantic
pedestrian
static
straightforward
snoozeworthy
soporific
uncool
wan
weaksauce
wooden
uninteresting
stodgy
vapid
vanilla
Antonyms: arousing
captivating
charming
engaging
enchanting
fascinating
entertaining
exciting
interesting
Related words: bore
bored
boredom
common
Derived words: boring bit
macroboring
microboring
boring as beans
Boring Billion
boringly
boringness
nonboring
unboring
wood-boring
Translations:
lang: Māori
word: orenga