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A2 — Elementaryadjective

noioso

boring, tedious, dull

Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)

tediosomonotonopallosoinsipidopesante

Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)

interessantedivertentestimolanteavvincentecoinvolgente

Usage note

'Noioso' also means annoying (è noioso = it's annoying/tedious). 'Palloso' is very colloquial (boring as hell). 'Monotono' implies monotonous sameness. 'Pesante' (heavy) colloquially means tiresome. 'Tedioso' is more formal.

Example

"Quella conferenza era talmente noiosa che mi sono addormentato."

"That conference was so boring that I fell asleep."

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