different between tedious vs complicated

English

Alternative forms

• tædious (archaic)
• teedyus

Etymology

Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taedi?sus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ti?.d??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ti.di.?s/, /?ti.d??s/
• Rhymes: -i?di?s

Adjective

tedious (comparative more tedious, superlative most tedious)

1. Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wearisome

Derived terms

• tediously
• tediousness

Related terms

• tedium

Translations

Anagrams

• Outside, dies out, outside, side out, sudoite

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mpl?ke?t?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mpl?ke?t?d/
• Hyphenation: com?pli?cat?ed

Adjective

complicated (comparative more complicated, superlative most complicated)

1. Difficult or convoluted.

   It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.

   • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […]  Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.

2. (biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).

Antonyms

• simple

Translations

Verb

complicated

1. simple past tense and past participle of complicate

   The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.