boredom Flashcards
not influenced by personal feelings, or by the chance of getting some advantage for yourself,
not interested
disinterested
without interest or colour; boring
drab
[singular] (informal) a boring person or thing; something that is annoying
drag
if a person’s eyes ____, the person begins to look bored or tired
glaze (over)
(informal, disapproving) to keep talking about something in a boring or annoying way
harp on (about something) | harp on something
boring and always the same
humdrum
not interested or enthusiastic
lukewarm
very boring
mind-numbing
(disapproving) (of speech and writing) too slow and careful; serious and boring,
moving slowly and heavily; able to move only slowly
ponderous
[countable] a deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground,
[countable] a boring way of life that does not change
rut
(old-fashioned, informal, disapproving) (of a person) considered to be boring, for example because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school
square
not fun or interesting; boring and old-fashioned
staid
(informal, disapproving) very serious, formal, boring or old-fashioned
stuffy
(disapproving) boring and ordinary
suburban
not interested in something
unconcerned (with somebody/something)
