adjective
boring
Failing to hold attention or interest.
The boring lecture repeats facts everyone in the room already knows.
Etymology
Bore in this sense means to weary through dullness. The ending -ing describes what causes that response, applying boring to something that fails to keep a person interested.
More examples
- He found the repetitive task boring.
- The movie became boring after the first hour.
- Even a boring job can demand careful attention.
Forms
boring
Similar words
- dull
- Dull can mean lacking brightness or sharpness as well as interest; boring specifically fails to engage attention.