BORING


Meaning of BORING in English

/ ˈbɔːrɪŋ; NAmE / adjective

not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient :

a boring man

a boring job / book / evening

►  bor·ing·ly adverb :

boringly normal

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SYNONYMS

boring

dull ♦ tedious ♦ uninteresting ♦ dry

These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.

boring

not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient:

He's such a boring man!

She found her job very boring.

dull

not interesting or exciting:

Life in a small town could be deadly dull.

tedious

lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient:

The journey soon became tedious.

uninteresting

not attracting your interest or attention:

The food was dull and uninteresting.

dry

boring because it lacks human interest:

Government reports tend to make dry reading.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS :

to be boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting for sb

to find / make sb/sth boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting / dry

to get / become boring / dull / tedious

boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting / dry subjects / books

boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting jobs / work / games

a boring / dull / uninteresting place

a boring / dull man / woman / person

very / extremely / rather / pretty boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting / dry

slightly / a bit boring / dull / tedious / dry

deadly boring / dull

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.