weariness
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wea·ry
(wîr′ē)adj. wea·ri·er, wea·ri·est
1. Physically or mentally tired.
2. Expressive of or prompted by tiredness: a weary smile.
3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out: weary of delays.
4. Causing fatigue; tiresome: a weary wait.
tr. & intr.v. wea·ried, wea·ry·ing, wea·ries
To make or become weary. See Synonyms at tire1.
[Middle English weri, from Old English wērig.]
wea′ri·ly adv.
wea′ri·ness n.
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Weariness
- Adrenalin … seeps out of us like sawdust seeping from a stuffed toy —W. P. Kinsella
- An atmosphere of luxurious exhaustion, like a ripened shedding rose —Truman Capote
- Eyelids feel as if they are being held open by taxidermy needles —Jay Mclnerney
- Fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task —William James
- Feel … as is if my machine has temporarily run down —Janet Flanner
- Feel like a sneaker that’s been through a ringer —Nicholas S. Daniloff, television interview, September 14, 1986
Daniloff’s simile expressed his feelings after two weeks in Russian captivity.
- Felt like an old soldier exhausted by a long retreat from battle —Kenzaburo Oë
- Felt like Sisyphus taking a five-minute break, like Muhammad Ali at the end of the fourteenth round in Manila —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- Felt perpetually tired, as though she were bleeding —Francis King
- Felt tired as though she had spent the day on a hot beach —Mary Hedin
- A flurry of fatigue swept over us like a tropical rainstorm, dropping us like sodden flies —James Crumley
- Growing drowsier … as if he had been counting a flock of pedigree Southdowns —Sylvia Townsend Warner
- Had the look of an overworked nag —Sholom Aleichem
- His state [from working all day] was like a flabby orange whose crushed skin is thin with pulling, and all dented in —Amy Lowell
- I could lie down like a tired child, and weep away the life of care —Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Looked haggard … like a child after too much carnival —John D. MacDonald
- (My time is past,) my blood is dry as my bones —Grace Paley
- My fingers and back feel like I’m Quasimodo —Ray Schmidt
Schmidt’s weariness was caused by a long session of entering data into his computer, September 24, 1986
- Squeezed out like an old paint-tube —Lawrence Durrell
- Tired as an old coal miner —Reynolds Price
- Tired as a preacher in a border town —Thomas Zigal
- Tired-eyed as a diplomat —Frank Swinnerton
- A wave of sleepiness knocked me over like an ocean breaker —Gloria Norris
- Weariness … like a crushing weight —Kaatje Hurlbut
- (Shrugs) weary and eloquent as an ox under a yoke —George Garrett
- Weary and exhausted as though I had travelled along an unending road —Stefan Zweig
- Wearying as a holiday to a workaholic —Elyse Sommer
- Wore me out like a fever —Sholom Aleichem
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| Noun | 1. |  weariness - temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time asthenopia, eyestrain - a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem jet lag - fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel exhaustion - extreme fatigue grogginess - a groggy state resulting from weariness |
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weariness
noun tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion, lethargy, drowsiness, lassitude, languor, listlessness, prostration, enervation Overcome with weariness, he collapsed.
drive, energy, vitality, stamina, vigour, zeal, zest, freshness, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), liveliness
drive, energy, vitality, stamina, vigour, zeal, zest, freshness, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), liveliness
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weariness
noun1. The condition of being extremely tired:
2. A lack of excitement, liveliness, or interest:
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Translations
تَعَب، إرْهاق
otupělostvyčerpanost
træthed
òreyta
bıkkınlıkyorgunluk
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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weariness
n (physical) → Müdigkeit f; (mental) → Lustlosigkeit f; (of smile, gaze) → Mattheit f; he felt a great weariness of life → er empfand großen Lebensüberdruss or große Lebensmüdigkeit
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
weary
(ˈwiəri) adjective tired; with strength or patience exhausted. a weary sigh; He looks weary; I am weary of his jokes.
verb to (cause to) become tired. The patient wearies easily; Don't weary the patient.
ˈwearily adverbˈweariness noun
ˈwearisome adjective
causing weariness. a wearisome journey.
ˈwearisomely adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.