el aburrido
boring · bore · bored
Que siente o causa falta de interés o diversión.
Definition & meaning
Aburrido can mean:
- Bored: feeling uninterested or lacking something engaging to do.
Estoy aburrido. — “I’m bored.” - Boring: causing a lack of interest.
La película es aburrida. — “The movie is boring.”
The verb used often clarifies the meaning: estar typically describes feeling bored, while ser typically describes something or someone as boring.
Grammar & Word origin
Aburrido is an adjective that agrees in gender and number: aburrido, aburrida, aburridos, aburridas.
It is also the past participle of aburrir , meaning “to bore” or “to tire of something.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- Bored: hastiado suggests deeper weariness or being fed up; cansado can mean “tired” or “fed up,” depending on context.
- Boring: tedioso emphasizes tediousness; monótono emphasizes a lack of variety.
- Opposites: entretenido and divertido mean “entertaining” and “fun,” respectively. Interesado means “interested,” the opposite of feeling bored.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
El juego es aburrido.adjective
The game is boring.
El libro es aburrido.adjective
The book is boring.
Los niños estaban aburridos en la clase.adjective
The children were bored in class.
Ellas se sienten aburridas en casa.adjective
They feel bored at home.
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