tedio — meaning in English Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead English meaning boredom noun The state of feeling uninterested and restless because there is nothing engaging to do. ennui noun A weary, dissatisfied boredom that comes from having nothing that feels worth doing. Senses tedio is used for these senses in English: boredom (countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state. ennui A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. Related Italian words noia depressione malinconia