tylsää

Tylsää is a Finnish adjective meaning “boring” or “dull.” It describes experiences, activities, media or people that fail to engage or stimulate interest. The word is commonly used in everyday speech to express that something lacks entertainment, excitement, or novelty. For example, Tämä elokuva on tylsää translates as “This movie is boring.” The mood or impact of a situation can also be described as tylsää, such as Kuunnella puhetta on tylsää, meaning “Listening to the talk is boring.”

Morphology and usage notes: The dictionary form of the word is tylsä. In predicative constructions with the verb olla (to be), the partitive singular form tylsää is frequently used (Tämä elokuva on tylsää), though the nominative form tylsä is used in other syntactic positions. The word follows standard Finnish adjective inflection patterns, including variations for case and number. Tylsää can describe a wide range of phenomena, from entertainment to tasks or conversations.

Nuances and context: Tylsää often signals mild dissatisfaction and can reflect monotony, repetitiveness, or lack of stimulation. It is common in reviews, casual commentary, and everyday talk. When applied to people, tylsä or hän on tylsä conveys that someone is dull or uninteresting, which can be considered a blunt or critical judgment depending on tone and context.

Related terms: Synonyms include mielenkiinnonkirkas opposite, jännittävä (exciting), mielenkiintoinen (interesting). Antonyms include mielenkiintoinen, jännittävä, mukaansatempaava. In usage, tylsää is a versatile, everyday word for expressing that something fails to engage.