English
tediosity
Tediosity comes from Middle English tediosite.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tediosite
- Englishearliest quotation 1613–1614tediosity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tediosite
- Englishearliest quotation 1613–1614tediosity
Earliest quotation: 1613–1614, John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare: “Fy, fy, what tedioſity, & diſenſanity is here among…”
Every English word from Middle English tediosite
Today it means
noun The quality of being tedious.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English tediosite / tediosity