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► 成句
素っ気  [そっけ]  [味も素っ気も無い]    meaning:  boring  rank: 3
☆ 外観内装も素っ気もないのだが、てくる料理がすごい ⇨ The exterior and interior of the restaurant are so plain and boring, but the food served is extraordinary  (☛ Literally “no taste, no fun”. Extremely plain, business-like, no frills and uninteresting)

  [(1)げい]  [芸が無い]    meaning:  boring  rank: 4
☆ 原作をそのまま作り直したのでは芸がい ⇨ There is no artistry, it is not very interesting, if you just remake the original exactly the same  (☛ Usually in negative as “芸が無い”)

► 形容詞
詰まらない  [(3)つまらない]    meaning:  boring  rank: 1
☆ あの映画全然つまらない ⇨ That movie is so boring
☆ 一人旅行してもつまらない ⇨ It is not fun to travel alone

つまんない  [(2)つまんない]  [coll]    meaning:  boring  rank: 2
☆ あの映画全然つまんない ⇨ That movie is so boring  (☛ A colloquial variation of つまらない)

► 形容動詞
退屈  [たいくつ]    meaning:  boring  rank: 1
☆ 退屈な仕事 ⇨ A boring job  (☛ Not interesting, stimulating)

無味乾燥  [(1)むみかんそう]    meaning:  boring  rank: 4
☆ 数学は無味乾燥なじがする ⇨ Math feels no taste and dry, boring, too sanitized