What does BORED mean?

Parts of Speech

Bored is an adjective.

Definitions

Bored means feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in ones current activity.

Pronunciations

US: /bɔrd/

UK: /bɔːd/

Origin and Usage

Bored originated from the past participle of the verb "bore" which means to make a hole in something using a drill or to make someone feel weary or uninterested. It has been used in the English language since the 18th century.

Synonyms

uninterested, disinterested, indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned, unresponsive, uninvolved, blasé, jaded, tired, weary, fatigued, enervated, listless, languid, spiritless, lifeless, lackadaisical, slothful, torpid, sluggish, inert, passive, phlegmatic, stolid, dull, monotonous, tedious, unexciting, uneventful, unstimulating, uninspiring, wearisome, tiresome, humdrum, routine, repetitive, prosaic, mundane, banal, insipid, vapid, flat, jejune, sterile, colorless, drab.

Related Words

board, broad, braid, brand, bread, break, breed, bride, brood, brook, broth, brown, bruin, bruit, brunt, brute, brush, brusk, briny, bring, brink, britt, bract, bream, bravo, brawn, braze, brash, brass, bride, brief, brine, brier, brail, brava, broil, bronc, brome, broom, brose, bousy, bouty, bower, bowse, boxed, boxer, boxth, boyar, boyau, boyla, bozo.

Example Sentences

• He was bored