Meaning & Definition of Repetitious in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: Involving repeated actions or instances, often to the point of being tedious.

  Example Sentence: The repetitious tasks made the workday feel endless.

• Definition: Characterized by redundancy.

  Example Sentence: The repetitious nature of his speech drove the audience to boredom.

Etymology

Origin: From Middle Latin 'repetitivus', from Latin 'repetere' meaning 'to repeat'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• same old, same old: A phrase used to indicate that something is repetitive and doesn't change.
• rinse and repeat: To perform a cycle of tasks repeatedly.
• stuck in a loop: To be trapped in a situation that keeps repeating.
• history repeating itself: When similar events happen again over time.

Translations

• Spanish: repetitivo

• French: répétitif

• German: wiederholend

• Russian: повторяющийся

Related Words

• repeat: To say or do something again.

• iteration: The process of repeating a set of operations or steps.

• recurrence: The act of recurring; a repeated occurrence.

Slang Meanings of repetitious

• Meaning: Same old song

  Example Sentence: Listening to the same old song every day gets a bit repetitious.

• Meaning: Groundhog day

  Example Sentence: Every week feels like groundhog day; it’s all so repetitious.