Synonyms for irksomeness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : urk-suh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜrk səm |
Top 10 synonyms for irksomeness Other synonyms for the word irksomeness
- affliction
- aggro
- bother
- botheration
- deadness
- detachment
- difficulty
- distaste
- distress
- doldrums
- drabness
- dreariness
- dullness
- exasperation
- flatness
- hang-up
- headache
- incuriosity
- irksomeness
- jadedness
- lack of interest
- lassitude
- lifelessness
- listlessness
- pain
- pain in the neck
- pet peeve
- pococurantism
- provocation
- routine
- sameness
- taedium vitae
- teasing
- tediousness
- tedium
- tiresomeness
- unconcern
- vexation
- wearisomeness
- world-weariness
- worry
- yawn
Définition of irksomeness
Origin :- "bothersome, burdensome," early 15c., from irk + -some (1). Related: Irksomely; irksomeness.
- As in tedium : noun dullness, monotony
- As in boredom : noun disinterest; weariness
- As in aggravation : noun annoyance
- At sundown of the second day he began to complain of the irksomeness of his bonds.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- What also eased the irksomeness of his situation was his appointment as adjutant of his regiment.
- Extract from : « John Nicholson » by R. E. Cholmeley
- The lieutenant was less able to cover the irksomeness of his situation with easy talk.
- Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
- In this matter of Hester Prynne, there was neither irritation nor irksomeness.
- Extract from : « The Scarlet Letter » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It is getting to be automatic and is losing its irksomeness.
- Extract from : « The New Glutton or Epicure » by Horace Fletcher
- It is the irksomeness of the thing which is the great bar to learning of every sort.
- Extract from : « Rural Rides » by William Cobbett
- If you devote your time to study, you will avoid all the irksomeness of this life.
- Extract from : « The World's Best Books » by Frank Parsons
- I ask your forgiveness for the irksomeness of a provincial wedding.
- Extract from : « Abb Aubain and Mosaics » by Prosper Mrime
- It is not so much the idleness, then, as the attempt to overcome its irksomeness, that makes this condition painful.
- Extract from : « The Untroubled Mind » by Herbert J. Hall
- The work is not without its irksomeness, requiring long hours of labor as well as firmness of touch.
- Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Antonyms for irksomeness
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