saai

Meaning

Concepts

boring
dull
tedious
monotonous
tiresome
lifeless
stodgy
wearisome
gloomy
somber
humdrum
flat
gaunt
gruff
harsh
horrible
miserable
morose
nasty
pedestrian
peevish
pettish
petulant
prosy
rough
sad
☹️
serge
slow
sour
stuffy
sullen
surly
tediously
unkind
unpleasant
unprepossessing
verbose
wordy
bleak
longiloquent
boringly
brutal
cross
disagreeable
dismal
distasteful
drab
dreary
dully
fade
Synonyms

vervelend
B1
monotoon
taai
C1
eentonig
45k
vermoeiend
C1
melig
41k
langdradig
47k
laf
C1
mistroostig
naar
A1
naargeestig
nors
23k
nurks
onaangenaam
C2
onaardig
C2
onvriendelijk
25k
ordinair
C2
slechtgehumeurd

smaakloos

somber
C1
stuurs

triestig

verdrietelijk

zuur
C1
slaapverwekkend
49k
geestdodend
langwijlig

langdraadig

akelig
C1

onopmerkelijk

balorig
bars
C2
gemelijk
honds

kregel

kregelig
Translations

langweilig
ennuyeux
aburrido
enfadonho
monoton
monotone
eintönig
noioso
sıkıcı
verdrießlich
entediante
tedioso
überdrüssig
maussade
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/saːi/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
saye
In summary

From the sense below, apparently because the cloth was perceived as dull and uninteresting.

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