irksomeness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English irkesumnesse, irksomnes, irksumnes, urkesommenesse, yrkesumnesse; equivalent to irksome + -ness.
Noun[edit]
irksomeness (countable and uncountable, plural irksomenesses)
- The state of being irksome
- Synonyms: vexatiousness, tediousness, wearisomeness
- 1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book XIV. The History of Corinna.] Chapter I.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume IV, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, pages 7–8:
- My dear child, it is not here as in Italy, women, amongst us, have no other employment than domestic duties; the talents which you possess will serve to relieve the irksomeness of solitude, perhaps, also, you may meet with a husband to whom they would be agreeable; […]
Translations[edit]
state of being irksome
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References[edit]
- “irksomeness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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