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weariness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɪ(ə)ɹinɪs/ (General-American)
• /ˈwɪəɹinɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English werynes, werinesse, from Old English wēriġnes (“weariness”), equivalent to weary + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
   • Now when he had reached the King's capital wherein was Alaeddin, he alighted at one of the Kháns; and, when he had rested from the weariness of wayfare, he donned his dress and went down to wander about the streets, where he never passed a group without hearing them prate about the pavilion and its grandeur and vaunt the beauty of Alaeddin and his lovesomeness, his liberality and generosity, his fine manners and his good morals. 1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC:
2. (uncountable, usually) A lack of interest or excitement.
   • “From the end of the Bush years up through 2013 and ’14, there was a war weariness that was permeating even Republicans,” said David Boaz, author of a new book “The Libertarian Mind.” “However, the videos of ISIS beheading Americans and other people have certainly made it more difficult to stick to a noninterventionist argument.” 2015 April 8, Stephen Collinson, “Has Rand Paul missed his moment?”, in CNN:

Forms

Relateds

world-weariness · war-weariness

Synonyms

languor · defatigation · fatigue

Translations (28)

hi शिथिलता (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · pl znużenie (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · ro oboseală (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · mi kurutai (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · bg изтощение (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · ota كلال (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · cs vyčerpanost (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · hi थकान (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · bg умора (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · la lassitūdō (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · bg скука (a lack of interest or excitement) · eo laceco (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · ca lassitud (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · ga tuirse (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · grc ἀκηδία (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · tli xweitl (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · ckb ماندوێتی (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · cs otupělost (a lack of interest or excitement) · tl pagod (a lack of interest or excitement) · ota یورغونلق (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · grc ἀκηδία (a lack of interest or excitement) · grc κάματος (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · ca defalliment (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · hi थकावट (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · de Erschöpfung (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · de Müdigkeit (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · mi kurutahi (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness) · tl pagod (exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness)