irksomeness

English

Etymology

From Middle English irkesumnesse, irksomnes, irksumnes, urkesommenesse, yrkesumnesse; equivalent to irksome +‎ -ness.

Noun

irksomeness (countable and uncountable, plural irksomenesses)

1. The state of being irksome

   Synonyms: vexatiousness, tediousness, wearisomeness

   • 1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book XIV. The History of Corinna.] Chapter I.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume IV, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, pages 7–8:

     My dear child, it is not here as in Italy, women, amongst us, have no other employment than domestic duties; the talents which you possess will serve to relieve the irksomeness of solitude, perhaps, also, you may meet with a husband to whom they would be agreeable; […]

Translations

state of being irksome

• Finnish: ärsyttävyys
• Latin: molestia f

References

• “irksomeness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.